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Mar- 2020 -26 MarchHistory
Fighting for Pontus: The Second and Third Mithridatic Wars
When Mithridates became king of Pontus, he took his country from being a minor state to challenging Roman power in…
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Dec- 2019 -21 DecemberHistory
The Gallic Sack: Rome’s Greatest Defeat and Its Impact
The Gallic sack of Rome, which followed the disastrous Battle of the Allia in 390 BC, was arguably the greatest…
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Aug- 2019 -17 AugustHistory
Stalin: His Rise to Prominence as General Secretary
When Stalin started his political career, no one could ever have expected him to take high office, to the General…
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Jun- 2019 -15 JuneHistory
The Cold War Takes To The Sky: The Story Of The Berlin Airlift
When thinking of the Cold War, Europeans likely think of the Berlin Wall, or perhaps of nuclear silos capable of…
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Mar- 2019 -20 MarchHistory
When Pontus Challenged Roman Rule: The Rise Of King Mithridates VI
In the year 122 BCE, Rome’s meteoric ascent to hegemony in the Mediterranean seemed unstoppable. The Republic was busily strengthening…
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Jan- 2019 -23 JanuaryCulture
The Death of Edward the Confessor and the Norman Invasion
The death of Edward the Confessor on January 5th 1066 sparked a succession crisis which resulted in the Norman conquest…
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Dec- 2018 -1 DecemberHistory
The Great Union: How Romania Achieved National Unification
Every 1st December, Romanians celebrate Great Union Day, the country’s national holiday, which commemorates the achievement of Romanian unification. While the…
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Nov- 2018 -11 NovemberHistory
100 Years After the Great War, Have We Forgotten the Lessons Learnt?
The Centenary of the Armistice One hundred years ago, on the eleventh hour on the eleventh day of the eleventh…
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2 NovemberHistory
How the Gunpowder Plot Shaped the Religious Future of England
King James I and VI (of England and Scotland respectively) is perhaps best known for the failed assassination attempt against…
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