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The Byzantine Queen Who Changed Viking History Forever
Prologue: A Marriage Proposal So Wild It Actually Worked The year is 988 AD. In the golden halls of Constantinople, Emperor Basil II—the Byzantine ruler who made his enemies beg for mercy by literally blinding them—is staring at an envoy from Kievan Rus’ like he’s just been handed a ransom note written in crayon.
By The Buried Bookshelf9 months ago in History
The Mongol Postal Service: How Genghis Khan Invented the Internet (But With Horses)
Part I: A Mongol Messenger Outruns Your Wi-Fi It’s 1220 AD, and somewhere on the vast Mongolian steppe, a lone rider is galloping at breakneck speed, his horse’s hooves kicking up dust like a toddler throwing a tantrum in a sandbox. Strapped to his back? A sack of letters and the entire future of communication.
By The Buried Bookshelf9 months ago in History
The Real ‘300’ Spartans Feared: Persia’s Undefeatable Immortals
Part I: The Spartans Realize They’ve Messed Up Picture this: It’s 480 BC, and King Leonidas of Sparta is standing at Thermopylae, looking all heroic with his abs glistening in the sun (because, let’s be honest, that’s the only reason Gerard Butler got cast). He’s got his 300 best bros with him, ready to hold off the Persian Empire like a bunch of over-caffeinated bouncers at history’s most exclusive nightclub.
By The Buried Bookshelf9 months ago in History
