If a geisha wanted to offer sexual services, she would risk punishment, as it was legally forbidden for her to engage in ...

This deep-sea dweller isn’t exactly a beauty. It has a long, shovel-shaped snout, a flabby body, and a tail with an ...

The Celts emerged in Central Europe, particularly in the regions that are now Austria, Switzerland, southern Germany, and ...

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Augustus (63 BCE – 14 CE), originally named Gaius Octavius and later Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus, was the first Roman ...

The Battle of Strasbourg, also known as the Battle of Argentoratum, took place in 357 AD between the forces of the Roman ...

The Aedui (or Haedui) were a powerful Celtic tribe in ancient Gaul (modern-day France), who played a significant role in ...

The French Revolution (1789–1799) profoundly transformed the relationship between religion and the state in France, leading ...

Upon the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC, one of his generals, Ptolemy, gained control of Egypt. How did he and his ...

Napoleon's Mamelukes were an elite cavalry unit composed of former Mamluks, who had initially fought against Napoleon’s ...

Women’s roles in Napoleon's Grande Armée, particularly that of the vivandières, became legendary and part of the army's lore.