The Cabinet of Curiosities: A Collection of Noteworthy Historical Articles Written on The Total War Center Forums. Originally Complied by Kscott, therussian and Spiff and currently maintained by the Board of Historians Contents: Sections: The Ancient World.Roman Period.Medieval World.Early Modern.Modern History.Throughout the Ages.Great Debates of TWC.Useful Links. The Ancient World: Ancient Greece: Xerxes' withdrawal after SalaminaThe Marathon - origins ofCyrus the greatThe Battle Of PydnaThe Rise of the DemosAlexander The Great; a historyWas Alexander the Great a Homosexual?The arms of Alexander the Great and his enemiesDid The 'Immortals' Fight At Platea?Artaxerxes II and Sparta Other: Craziest Siege in History? (Persia)Those dastardly Persians!The Mighty Persian (King Cyrus the Great)Origins of the Picts & ScotsMysterious DruidesMerlin/MyrddinThe Historic ArthurChou MilitaryA short history of the Lydian KingdomThe Lost Temple Of IndiaAn Official Program Of Art In The Achaemenid Empire?The Rebellion Of Cyrus The YoungerAssaulting EgyptThe Ptolemaic cult of Theoi Adelphoi: a general analysis Back to Contents Roman Period: Roman Republic: Roman Republic Early HistoryRoman NomenclatureWas the loss of the First Punic War due to marine disasters?Rise of Scipio and the Fall of New CarthageGnaeus Pompeius MagnusGreat Roman Generals of the 2nd Punic WarAugust 3, 216 B.C. - Cannae; Was Maharbal Correct?Roman army officers in early PrincipateThe Loyalty of the Roman LegionsCaius Marius: The man who love war to muchImportance of the Gladius Roman Empire: The Act of Devotio...Teutoberg WaldLate Roman field armyThe arms of Rome fall off, yet she is able to reattach themThe Roman Army and Fortification of the later EmpireA step by step guide in taking a city, Roman StyleIf Julian had lived longer, would Christianity have died out?Antoninus Pius : Golden Age of RomeThe Roman Emperors whose reigns were shorter than the lifespan of a worker ant.True fall of Rome?Fall of the EagleThe significance of Adrianople, 378 A.D.The Roman Empire: Victim to many things, even itself.Sassanid MilitaryFlavius Aetius - Last of the Romans? Or Backstabbing Generalissimo? Back to Contents Medieval World: Europe: Bulgaroctonus - The Bulgar SlayerThe Witches' HammerA Brief History of The Medieval CannonEarly Medieval Cannons:Cannons and Cannon Tactics in the NavyThe Battle of Jacobs FordBrian BoruPiero de' Medici: more than a mere hunchbackThe Right Hand Of the KingDecisive Battles of the World of 1500s, 1600s, and 1700sVlad the ImpalerThe Great Siege of MaltaThe Historic ArthurFroissart's views on war and peaceIvan the TerribleMachiavelli and the Absolutist Monarchs of RussiaSignificance of the Battle of Manzikert The Crusades/Byzantine Empire: Guide to the crusadesWhat happened at Constantinople?Greek Fire, What is It?Konstantinos XI Dragases: Hero or simply an Emperor?The Last Imperator Constantinople: The Sack of 1204Ottoman Empire 1600 (my view) Other: Could Batu and Subotai have altered history?Legacy of KhansGenghis Khan: an essay of mineAmir Temur Gurgan, Scourge of GodThe Imjin war : a basic guideThe Personal Relationship of Abd al-Qadir Badauni and Abu'l Fazl 'Allami as Reflected in their Histories Back to Contents Early Modern: America: Soldiers In America, 1754-1865The Battles of the American RevolutionThe Ohio-Michigan WarGettysburgThe Battle of TrentonBattle of Lake ErieAmerican Civil War: Mountain HowitzerKing Philips WarSlavery vs. States Rights...or Both?Joshua ChamberlainThe American Indians in Brief Other: The Real war of 1812 - The Storming of BadajozWellington: The Very Model of a Modern Major General.Military developments in the 19th centuryBeethoven's Ninth SymphonyDebate by ClausewitzThe Last HabsburgJacques-Louis DavidJohn William WaterhouseLa Révolution Française: Causes and Events That Lead up to the TerrorThe Battle of BorodinoThe Battle of WaterlooThe Battle of the NileIs Napoleon Dynamite? (The Doctrine of Power)Napoleon Bonaparte I Back to Contents Modern History: World War I: Battle of the SommeJutland! Who did win?Why the Tsar caused Russia to fall into revolutionOperation Icebox World War II: The Causes of WWIIThe Reichstag fireDunkirk: Germany’s Last Chance?The Battle of Britain - a narrative on a breathtaking crossroads in military historyBattle of OkinawaBattle of Midway, the Stalingrad of JapaneseIsurava 1942 - Australia's ThermopylaeAugust 1945 - the A-Bombs or conventionally invade the mainland of Japan?Danish collaboration and resistance during the Second World WarWhy many Estonians fought along side Nazi GermanyDefence in Depth, with reference to British preperations for SealionBattle of Crete Other: Near destruction of the GizaTomb of The Unknown SoldierThe Entebbe Rescue MissionThe Cold War in the 1960'sJurisdiction of the United States of AmericaBanks and Chocolate: The secret of being an unconquerable nationThe Poets Rebellion: Easter Uprising, 1916The Bay of Pigs(Bahía de Cochinos)Unification of Germany [Article] Back to Contents Throughout the Ages: War and Conflict: Countries that win battles but lose warsThe battles (or wars) that shaped historyThe Greatest CommandersIn my final analysis, Alexander III of Macedon was the greatest military commanderPortants in battles?From the Stone to the Sword to the Missile - The Story of Weaponry. General History: The Past 1,000 Years in HistoryAttitudes and Stereotypes of HistoryHistory of EuropeThe Human StoryMuhammed and Hitler - quite possibly history's two most impacting menHumbled = Greatness?Tasmanian Aborigines - 'Lord of the Flies' TheoryThe Matriarchical mythDid the Neanderthal survive into ancient times and later?Slaves - a hindrance or help? Back to Contents Great Debates of TWC: Crusades: Christian Jihad or "Act of Mercy"? Back to Contents Useful Links: Links to History WkipediaBritanicaAnswers.com And remember, the Scriptorium has many more interesting articles, have a browse today! For a direct link to the related index: The Catalogue Pt. 5: History Back to Contents
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