History

When Verres was elected praetor, this was not a result of special merits, but the result of a carefully staged power game in which lush bribes played a central role. The political customs in Rome have been... [...]

The Vietnam War was a complex conflict for decades, deeply rooted in the social, political and social structures of Vietnam. Especially in the course of increasing American intervention and repression by the regime in... [...]

The Civil War in the Roman Empire marked a crucial turning point in Roman history. With his exit, he paved the way for Gaius Iulius Caesar's unlimited autocracy, which he in 46 BC through the... [...]

Where today the image of majestic pyramids triggers admiration, a misanthropic tradition began, which became a state-raison among pharaohs. Farmers and freelance craftsmen were obliged to use their own work for public construction projects. Who too arduous... [...]

In the late 1980s, the GDR was in a profound social crisis. Political repression, economic difficulties and the increasing dissatisfaction of the population led to more and more people looking for alternatives,... [...]

In ancient Rome, the political landscape was characterized by constant power struggles, which often ended in violent overthrows. The most common scenario for such a change of power was so-called usurpation, a term that the violent takeover of the... [...]

On January 13, 532, one of the most devastating crises in the history of the Eastern Roman Empire occurred in Constantinople. The city, which was considered the center of power, culture and wealth, became the scene of unprecedented... [...]

In the late 1950s, Vietnam was only marginally important in the United States' public discussion. The media landscape, consisting of newspapers, magazines, radio and television, hardly paid any attention to the conflict in the Far East. [...]

The course of the battle in the Teutoburg Forest is one of the darkest chapters in Roman military history. It was a turning point that significantly influenced the fate of Roman expansion in Germania. This event that took place over... [...]

The religious landscape of antiquity was characterized by a variety of beliefs, practices and cults. In the midst of this diversity, early Christianity and the so-called mystery cults developed, which with their different access conditions, rites... [...]