An up-close look at the Germanic people who sacked Rome in the fifth century AD.   On 31 Dec...

The battle of the Catalaunian Fields saw two massive, powerful empires square up in a conflict th...

In 1709, after eight years of war, France was on her knees. There was not enough money left in th...

The battle of the Catalaunian Fields saw two massive, powerful empires square up in a conflict th...

The fascinating history of ';a race that simply would not accept defeat' (Books Monthly).In the...

In 1709, after eight years of war, France was on her knees. There was not enough money left in th...

The battle of the Catalaunian Fields saw two massive, powerful empires square up in a conflict th...

'Never, except in the battle of Cannae, had there been so destructive a slaughter recorded in our...

Follows the Gothslong and violent interaction with Rome (sometimes allies, often as enemies) wh...

On 31 December AD 406, a group of German tribes crossed the Rhine, pierced the Roman defensive li...

The 3rd to the 6th centuries saw the collapse of the classical Mediterranean civilization and the...

Between the 3rd and 6th centuries AD the traditional legions of heavy infantry were whittled away...