The servile wars

The earth-shattering collapse of the Western Roman Empire was the result of invasions, corruption and cruelty

The normal diet of gladiators was vegetarian, but not through choice or principle. The rations in their barracks consisted of sagina, which literally translates as ‘stuffing’. It was a barley and bean

In 1494, the high castle walls that had dominated the Middle Ages came tumbling down in clouds of gunpowder smoke. It was the start of a new age

The poor citizens of Al-Jazira al-Khadra never knew what hit them. In 859, an unfamiliar fleet sailed into the bay separating this Muslim settlement – which later evolved into the city of Algeciras, n

Spring, 1525: news of the Reformation was sweeping across Europe. Change was afoot. And Germany was on fire. Across the Holy Roman Empire, peasants wielding weapons, farm tools and homemade banners ro

It was the summer of 1066 and two powerful leaders were rallying their supporters behind them and preparing for war. Their clash would result in political chaos, the spilling of much blood, and one of