2000 years ago, with the rapid development of the young Roman Empire, the need for rapid transportation of merchandise, supplies, troops, even communications and other needs of the empire, led to the construction of a stable and well-organized road infrastructure in the Roman Empire. The road network built by the Romans was the venous system of the...
The lotus is among the favorite flowers of the gods. It is considered a sacred flower in China, Egypt, India, Eastern sciences and Buddhism. He is the personification of fertility, perfection and purity. Since ancient times, the lotus has been associated with supreme power.
During the period of late feudalism, the long-standing decline of medieval cities was overcome. At the end of the XII century in Western Europe there was a revival of the urban economy. The rise of urban centers was due to the separation of artisanal production from agriculture as a separate industry. Many craftsman settled in places with a...
The Viking saga in Europe begin after The"Great Migration", who led to the settlement of various Germanic peoples in the territory of the former Western Roman Empire. In the VIII century, warlike tribes from the north began to carry out raids throughout Europe. These Scandinavian tribes were known by Western European chroniclers as Normans, and...
In ancient times, Phoenicia was called the Northern part of the territory located on the Eastern coast of the Mediterranean sea. Surrended by powerful neighbors such as Ancient Egypt, Babylon and Assyria, these lands were the subject of constant conquest, which affected their economic, trade, military and political development.
In the centuries before us, there were many great empires that marked the rise and fall of human history. But it seems that one of all these empires comes to the fore in our minds or the so-called "common culture" and this is the Roman Empire. Ancient Roman economic history is permanently marked by...
