When we think of medieval knights then we usually imagine warriors in suits of armor fighting on horseback. And indeed, knights were highly effective warriors (more on the effectiveness of…
During most of the Roman Republic, the Roman armies weren`t made up of professional soldiers but Roman citizens for which participating in a certain number of wars was a civic…
When we think of relatively recent wars like for example the Napoleonic Wars or the American Civil War then it seems to be pretty common knowledge that the survival rate…
Have you heard the stereotype that people in the Middle Ages only drank beer, wine, and other alcoholic beverages? And have you ever asked yourself how anybody could work (or…