Branded a Coward: The Only Spartan of Leonidas’ 300 Who Survived

Branded a Coward: The Only Spartan of Leonidas’ 300 Who Survived

Aristodemus fought and fell at Plataea, yet Sparta never called him a hero.
How the Cannon Maker's "Betrayal" Contributed to the Fall of Constantinople

How the Cannon Maker's "Betrayal" Contributed to the Fall of Constantinople

The Hungarian Urban upgraded Mehmed II's artillery before the Fall of Constantinople.
Why the Vikings Never Sacked Constantinople: The Rus, Greek Fire, and the Varangians

Why the Vikings Never Sacked Constantinople: The Rus, Greek Fire, and the Varangians

Constantinople was one of the wealthiest cities of the Viking Age—yet the northern warriors never succeeded in plundering it. Every time they tried, …
Thespians: The Forgotten Heroes Who Fought to the Death Beside the Spartans

Thespians: The Forgotten Heroes Who Fought to the Death Beside the Spartans

At Thermopylae, alongside King Leonidas and his 300 Spartans, another 700 warriors from Thespiae fought to the bitter end.
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