Category Antiquity

The Battle of Normandy – Universal History

The Battle of Normandy kicked off the spectacularly successful D-Day landings, thanks in large part to a stunning campaign of deception that completely misled German commanders. However, the penetration from Normandy was more problematic, and was only achieved after hard…

Fra Angelico – Universal History

Fra Angelico, 15th century Florentine painter. A contemporary of the Renaissance architects Alberti and Brunelleschi, his art still preserves, despite his incorporation of the new perspective, the imprint of the styles still prevailing in the Quattrocentosuch as Gothic and Byzantine.…

Etruscan religion – Universal History

Religion was essential to the Etruscan people. The Etruscan religion was very different from those of the surrounding peoples, Greek and Latin, since it is a religion revealed by a fabulous character, tageswhich had emerged one day from the furrow…

All about Ancient Age – Universal History

The Sumerians were pioneers, both in writing and in mathematics. They also built magnificent buildings, including those huge stepped pyramids called ziggurats. They also produced remarkable craftsmanship, carving small statues and inlaid with different precious stones. Nobody knows how… the…