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Early Life of Justinian The Great In 482 AD, Justinian was born the country now called Bulgaria. His father was a Shepherd. About sixteen years of age, left his mountain home in that country to go to the far away city of…
Early Life of Mohammed The founder of Islam was a man named Mohammed. He was born in the year 570, in Mecca, a city of Arabia. His parents were poor people, though, it is said, they were descended from Arabian princes. They…
Origins of Franks Clovis belongs to savage German tribes called Franks. In 481 AD, the power of the Roman Empire declined. A Tribe dwelt on the banks of the River Rhine having large number of savage Teuton tribes called Franks. The word…
Origins of Goths Alaric belong to Goth tribe. The Goths had come from the shores of the Baltic Sea and settled on this Roman territory. In 360 AD, during the reign of the Roman Emperor Valens some of the Goths joined a…
Composition of Ancient Army in Indian Subcontinent Chariots Chariots was the proudest arm of the Indian forces. A Rathi (Charioteer) enjoyed the honour of a knight in Medieval Europe. Charioteer uses four horses to draw each chariot. It carried six men, namely,…
Origin of Vandals Genseric belongs to Vandals tribe who were wild and fierce tribe that came from the shores of the Baltic. They invaded central and southern Europe in the later times of the Roman Empire. In the fifth century some of…
Origin of Theodoric Tribe Theodoric the Great belong to the Ostrogoths tribe. They had settled in Southern Russia, at length pushed southward and westward to the mouth of the Danube. Theodoric continuously invaded land belonging to the Romans. The emperors of the…
The Elements of Alexander’s Army Army of Alexander the Great – Companions Army of Alexander the Great contain the companions or personal guards of the King, were the most esteemed arm of the Macedonian army. It consisted of choice cavalry which mainly…
Origins of Huns Attila the Hun belong to the fierce and warlike tribe, called the Huns. They came from Asia into Southeastern Europe. The Huns were a group of Eurasian nomads, appearing from east of the Volga. They took possession of a…
Turks and Turkish Invasion The Turkish Invasion started into India from the north¬west. Mounted archers and spearmen of Turk tribe first like Scythians and later like Sakas, Huns and Parthians invaded India. However from 1000 AD onwards Muslims Turks invaded India. Bands…