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The Old World’s Medieval Untouchables and Other Random Historical Facts
History has no shortage of the weird, the bizarre, and the little known. Did you know, for example, that medieval France and Spain had a caste of Christian de fact Untouchables? Or…
Ancient History
All You Need to Know About the Mystery of the Visigoth King Who Inspired Hitler and Reversed the Flow of a River
The death and burial of Alaric 1, feared leader of the Visigoths, in 410 A.D., is surrounded by mystery and…
Ancient History
Terror on the Steppe: 12 Terrifying Nomadic Leaders of Eurasia
Mongols, Huns, Tatars and Turks: some of the nomadic inhabitants of the Eurasian Steppe who, for millennia, terrorized the civilized…
Ancient History
Downfall: 5 Reasons Why the Roman Empire Collapsed
There is much debate as to the causes of Rome’s destruction. What we do know is that no single factor…