The dark ages

Vikings in popular culture are often viewed as the brutes of the Dark Ages, robbing, raping and pillaging people and goods. However, an analysis of their personal lives shows a much different side. Family life was important to Norse men, and every proper, upstanding Viking aimed to marry and have…

Virtual Mythos™ on Instagram: Alexander the Great, king of Macedon, set out to conquer the world at the age of 20. He marched his armies across Asia, defeating the Persians and expanding his empire to the edges of the known world. His relentless ambition knew no bounds, but his ultimate goal was not simply conquest. He sought to unite all peoples under one rule, creating a global community that would be forever linked to his legacy.#alexanderthegreat #alessandromagno #greekhistory #emperor

Many history enthusiasts probably know that the Middle ages that were sometimes referred to as 'Dark ages' were not so dark. In fact, these were the times when people started building castles - majestic and complex buildings, intended to be a safe retreat in the case of attack. Normans were the leading castle-builders of the period, having started building their constructions on the forts left by the Romans.

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Adam Gopnik writes about the political lessons of the current and past pandemics, deriving from the work and commentary of Albert Camus, Niall Ferguson, Wade Davis, and Samuel K. Cohn, Jr.

ArtStation - Dark ages, Vladimir Manyukhin

Bold, courageous, and feared throughout the lands, Halfdan Ragnarsson stands as a legendary figure in Viking history.

Debunking the myth of Middle Ages as a time of backwardness

Art History Gallery on Instagram: "Thomas Cole (1801-1848): Destruction - The Course of Empire, 1836, oil on canvas, 100.3 x 161.2 cm, New York Historical Society, New York . . The fourth painting of 'The Course of Empire' series, Destruction, has almost the same perspective as the third, though the artist has stepped back a bit to allow a wider scene of the action, and moved almost to the center of the river. The action is the sack and destruction of the city, in the course of a tempest…