World History Encyclopedia

The #political landscape of Late #Antiquity was reshaped by the rise of the Huns in the 5th century CE. Unlike the #Romans, the #Huns did not form a centralised territorial state, but rather a flexible sphere of dominance. Attila the Hun's campaigns between 441 and 452 CE illustrate both the reach and limits of Hunnic #power. After his death in 453 CE, the Hunnic system declined, with subject peoples reasserting #independence.  Find this interesting? Read more about the Huns, here: worldhistory.org/Huns/

By 1915, South Africa was producing 40% of the world's gold. Gold was fast becoming the international monetary standard for currencies, and the demand was insatiable.  #history worldhistory.org/article/2927/w…

🪴A section of the garden fresco from the triclinium or dining room from Livia's Villa, Rome, 1st century BCE. The fresco runs around all four walls and gives a 360° panorama of a luxuriant garden with birds and insects against a brilliant blue sky. (Palazzo Massimo, Rome) 📷 Photo by Mark Cartwright.  #Rome #Fresco #Roman #History #Art #LiviasVilla

Hammurabi's Code exemplifies the law of retributive justice known as Lex Talionis, defined by the concept of "an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth."  #history worldhistory.org/Code_of_Hammur…

The discovery of diamonds in 1867 in Griqualand ultimately transformed the entire region of Southern Africa. whe.to/ci/2-2926-en/  #history worldhistory.org/article/2926/h…

⚔️ A ceramic ewer in the form of a warrior on horseback. 5-6th century CE, Silla Kingdom, Korea. (National Museum of Korea, Seoul, South Korea). 📷 Photo by 대한민국 ì •ë¶€.  #SillaKingdom #Silla #Korea #KoreanHistory #History #Ceramic

Caesarea Maritima was a bustling trading hub of the Eastern Mediterranean. whe.to/ci/9-322-en/  #history worldhistory.org/collection/322…

➡️Read more about Mortimer and Isabella here: worldhistory.org/article/2920/m…

Upon learning that she was in the territory of a friend, the Earl of Norfolk, she breathed a sigh of relief and got right to work. Setting pen to paper while her men were still unloading the ships, she wrote letters to the citizens of London and other major towns, explaining that she had come not as a conqueror but a liberator. She had come to avenge the recent murder of the Earl of Lancaster and to expel the hated Despensers – those enemies of the realm – from power once and for all. Finally, she entreated all good and loyal Englishmen to join her in this most noble and righteous cause. The next morning, Queen Isabella was greeted by the Earl of Norfolk, who escorted her to his castle at Walton-on-the-Naze. Here, scores of earls, barons, and knights flocked to her banner and pledged their swords to her cause. Dressed in widow's clothes, the queen then led her army from the castle "as if on a pilgrimage" and began to march inland. At her side rode a tall, handsome man who had come to share not only her battles but also her bed. Roger Mortimer had spent the last three years in exile due to his opposition to the Despensers and wanted nothing less than complete and total vengeance. Behind the two lovers rode Prince Edward, Isabella's 14-year-old son and the heir to the English throne.

👑 On 22 September 1326, a strong wind carried 95 ships from the shores of Flanders into the foamy maw of the North Sea. The weather was fair for the first hours of their voyage, but gradually, blue morning skies were replaced by seething dark clouds, which unleashed a vengeful storm upon the vessels below.  By noon on the 24th, the ships had safely landed on the English coast, probably in Suffolk. Around 1,500 men disembarked, unloading crates of provisions, arms, and armor, murmuring to one another in different languages: English, German, Dutch. For this was an invasion force, come to rid England of the evil forces that had bewitched the king and led the kingdom to ruin. Leading this small army was the queen herself, the 31-year-old Isabella of France. Initially, the queen did not know what part of England she was in and immediately sent riders out to inquire. #History #England #EnglishHistory

As the first female prime minister of the UK, Margaret Thatcher remains one of the most controversial figures in British politics even today.  #history worldhistory.org/Margaret_Thatc…

➡️ Read more about Marie Antoinette here: worldhistory.org/Marie_Antoinet…

➡️ Read more about Louis XVI of France here: worldhistory.org/Louis_XVI_of_F…

👑 On this day in 1774: Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette become King and Queen of France. 🖼️ Paintings by Antoine-François Callet and Jean-Baptiste André Gautier-Dagoty.  #MarieAntoinette #LouisXVI #France #FrenchHistory #History #OnThisDay #TodayInHistory

😉😆 🖼️Cartoon credit goes to Dave Blazek #HistoryHumour

🏺 This large pottery basin was decorated with a human face and dates back to the Akkadian period, 2350-2156 BCE, Mesopotamia, Iraq. (The Sulaimaniya Museum, Iraq). 📷 Photo ©️ by Osama S.M. Amin.  #Akkadian #Mesopotamia #Iraq #History #AncientHistory

🫏 Today is World Donkey Day!  The tondo of a red-figure kylix depicting a Satyr riding a donkey. c. 510 BCE. (Agora Museum, Athens). 📷 Photo by Mark Cartwright.  #Donkey #WorldDonkeyDay #History #Satyr #AncientGreece

➡️ Read more about the Hundred Years' War here: worldhistory.org/Hundred_Years'…

⚔️ On this day in 1429: Joan of Arc lifts the Siege of Orléans, turning the tide of the Hundred Years' War.  The Hundred Years' War (1337-1453) was an intermittent conflict between England and France lasting 116 years. It began principally because King Edward III (r. 1327-1377) and Philip VI (r. 1328-1350) escalated a dispute over feudal rights in Gascony to a battle for the French Crown. The French eventually won and gained control of all of France except Calais. 📝 Article by Mark Cartwright.  🖼️ Painting by  Jean-Jacques Sherrer. #JoanOfArc #HundredYearsWar #France #OnThisDay #TodayInHistory #History

Hammurabi's law code is not the first in history (though it is often called so), but it is certainly the most famous from antiquity prior to the code set down in the biblical books.  #history worldhistory.org/hammurabi/