Prehistory
Paleolithic – Old stone age
Palaeolithic, paleolithic (Greek: palaios-old and lithos-stone) or Old Stone Age was period that fully...
Ancient Crete & Minoan Civilization
The Minoan civilization was named after the Greek mythical figure of King Minos, ruler...
Ancient History
Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 BC)
Cicero (philosopher, lawyer, statesman and rhetorician) was born 106 BC in Arpinum (now Arpino)...
The Zhou dynasty of Ancient China (1050-256 BC)
When the Zhou dynasty usurped the throne from the Shang dynasty, China itself was...
Medieval history
Moors in Spain (VIII-XI century)
The term "Moors" refers primarily to Muslim inhabitants of the Maghreb (arabian al-Maɣréb and...
Merovingian dynasty of the Franks (511-714 AD)
The Frankish kingdom was elective, but the election of the king was limited to...
