The Road to the Battle of Nisibis For nearly three centuries, Rome and Parthia had faced each other across the eastern frontier—two empires locked in…
The Cilician Campaign On 1st July AD 1097, the armies of the First Crusade emerged victorious from the Battle of Dorylaeum. But the road to…
Image © Cyowari Imperial Ambition and the Road to War Upon ascending the Byzantine throne in 829, the young Theophilos found himself embroiled in the…
The Crusade at a Crossroads In the summer of AD 1097, the First Crusade stood at a crossroads. The capture of Nicaea had delivered the…
Prelude to the Campaign While Caesar was occupied in the south against Vercingetorix, events in northern Gaul threatened to spiral out of Roman control. Earlier…
Copyright © Cyowari Nicaea and the First Crusade The Siege of Nicaea in AD 1097 marked the first major military operation of the First Crusade…
Copyright © Cyowari A Prelude to Disaster The Battle of Civetot, fought in October AD 1096, was the decisive engagement that brought the People’s Crusade…
Map © Cyowari Toward the End of the Iberian War By AD 531, the long and costly Iberian War between the Roman Empire and Sassanid…
Map © Cyowari Strategic Background of the Campaign The year AD 530 marked a significant success for the Eastern Roman Empire. Despite being outnumbered, Roman…
Map © Cyowari The Persian Invasion of Armenia In the spring of AD 530, Belisarius successfully defended Mesopotamia, but the war was far from over….
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