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The War of the League of Cambrai (1508-16) was the most ridiculous war in European history.It begins with all of Europe against Venice, then turns into a free-for-all as powers

A year after the Notre Dame fire, we still don’t know for sure what started it. An investigation has determined a likely cause, but there’s no direct evidence any which

Byzantium’s Eastern Frontier.The most sophisticated defensive system of the Middle Ages. It broke the momentum of three centuries of Arab invasions and allowed the Byzantines to resume the offensive, reaching

Surge Capacity and SurvivalByzantium was able to survive so many crises because its surge capacity: when the borders exploded, it had plenty of buffer to work with.Similar to any network