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5 days ago · Gjergj Kastrioti ( c. 1405 – 17 January 1468), commonly known as Skanderbeg, was an Albanian feudal lord and military commander who led a rebellion against the Ottoman Empire in what is today Albania, North Macedonia, Greece, Kosovo, Montenegro, and Serbia . A member of the noble Kastrioti family, he was sent as a hostage to the Ottoman court.
3 days ago · Salah ad-Din Yusuf ibn Ayyub [a] ( c. 1137 – 4 March 1193), commonly known as Saladin, [b] was the founder of the Ayyubid dynasty. Hailing from a Kurdish family, he was the first sultan of both Egypt and Syria. An important figure of the Third Crusade, he spearheaded the Muslim military effort against the Crusader states in the Levant.
- 1174 – 4 March 1193
- Ayyub ibn Shadi
- Umayyad Mosque, Damascus
- Sunni Islam
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2 days ago · The order of the eagle warriors, along with the jaguar warriors, formed the élite group that led the Mexica armies on their expeditions of conquest. They are recognised, as in this famous piece, by their helmets in the form of an eagle’s head and clothing adorned with wings and claws. The eagle had been linked with warfare since the earlier ...
Apr 23, 2024 · Myles Hudson. Battle of the Teutoburg Forest (Autumn, 9 CE), conflict between the Roman Empire and Germanic insurgents. The Germanic leader Arminius ambushed three Roman legions headed by Publius Quinctilius Varus. Arminius destroyed all three legions and ultimately prevented Rome from subjugating Germania east of the Rhine River.
3 days ago · The Great Temple in the inner city of Hattusa. The Hittites ( / ˈhɪtaɪts /) were an Anatolian Indo-European people who formed one of the first major civilizations of Bronze Age West Asia. Possibly originating from beyond the Black Sea, [2] they settled in modern day Turkey in the early 2nd millennium BC. The Hittites formed a series of ...
Apr 21, 2024 · Eagle, any of many large, heavy-beaked, big-footed birds of prey in the family Accipitridae (order Accipitriformes). An eagle may resemble a vulture in build and flight characteristics, but its head is fully feathered (often crested), and its strong feet are equipped with great curved talons.
4 days ago · The eagle was able to both fly close to the sun and to hunt on earth. Therefore it was closely associated with fire and the sun itself. (In fact, some now argue that the eagle in the foundation myth and emblem is really a zoomorphic representation of the sun.) The Aztecs also believed the eagle may have played a role in leading the sun across ...
