History

In the 14th century, Timbuktu was the richest city in the world, with a university and a rich collection of books. In the 14th century, Timbuktu had five times the population of London at that time.

A major unit of trade in the Mali Empire was salt.

The history of the city dates back to 3000 BC.

Sundiata Kaita died in 1255, probably by drowning.

On Xerxes’ orders, Leonidas’ body was desecrated-decapitated and then crucified.

The Indus Civilization is one of the oldest in the world.

The story of the Trojan War, one of the most famous conflicts in world history, is one of the most important elements of Western culture.

The siege of Masada was led by the Roman general Flavius Silva, who commanded an army that, according to various sources, numbered between 5,000 and 15,000 soldiers.

According to Herodotus, the army led by Xerxes numbered five million two hundred and eighty-three thousand men – including a battle-worthy two million six hundred and forty thousand.

In the Middle Ages, people did not believe that the earth was flat. At least in the circles of the enlightened people, the rest of society simply did not have such abstract questions in mind for them.