반응형 World History/World History(English)20 The Battle of Bannockburn An English knight suddenly attacked the Scottish king while he was inspecting his army. However, the king avoided the attack and struck the knight's head with an axe. The sight of this boosted the morale of the Scottish soldiers, who cheered loudly. The king had already eliminated pursuers and traitors with his own hands during his days as a fugitive. The king's name was Robert Bruce, the nation.. 2025. 1. 5. The Battle of Pharsalus The Rubicon River marked the boundary between Rome and its provinces. No army was permitted to cross it. To do so was, in itself, an act of rebellion. And there stood Caesar, before the river. He gazed at the Rubicon for a long while. Behind him, countless soldiers waited for his command. There was but one thing they awaited: Caesar’s order to cross. At last, Caesar spoke: “The die is cast.” Thu.. 2025. 1. 5. The Battle of Alesia Vercingetorix looked down upon the Roman army from the heights of Alesia. The Romans were busy constructing their camp. The camp surrounded Alesia, and in front and behind it, trenches, ditches, walls, mounds, and various traps and obstacles were steadily being set up. It was as if a fortress-like siege was gradually taking shape. The target of this siege was one man: Vercingetorix, the man who .. 2025. 1. 5. The Battle of Breitenfeld The soldiers of the Swedish army struck the church bell with all their might. The bell had been taken as loot from the papal chaplains of the Holy Roman Empire by the Swedish soldiers. The sound of the bell echoed loudly in all directions, and the Swedish soldiers cheered. The ringing of the bell was the sound of victory. It was the first victory of the Protestant forces over the Imperial forces.. 2025. 1. 5. The Battle of Crécy The French knights charged at the English army. Their presence was awe-inspiring. It was the courageous and valorous display befitting of the knights widely considered the strongest of their time. Many believed the English forces would soon be shattered. Although the English were positioned on a hill and the ground had turned to mud due to the rain the previous day, the honorable French knights .. 2025. 1. 5. The Battle of Manzikert A man was dragged before Sultan Alp Arslan of the Seljuk Turks. The man's name was Romanus IV, the Emperor of the Byzantine Empire. The Sultan asked the Emperor, "If I were to become your prisoner, what would you do to me?" The Emperor replied, "I would probably kill you and display your body in the streets of Constantinople." Then, the Sultan said, "The punishment I will give is far more terrif.. 2025. 1. 5. The Battle of Adrianople The citizens of the Roman Empire were shocked. The news that the emperor had died in battle against the barbarian tribes invading from the north was a monumental event. The empire had faced many crises before and had always overcome them. Foreign armies and barbarian tribes had invaded the empire countless times, but the final victory always belonged to the Roman Empire. However, this time it wa.. 2025. 1. 5. The Battle of Cannae In the temple of Baal that day, there were a father and a son. The nine-year-old boy swore before his father that he would surely destroy Rome. Later, when this boy crossed the rugged Alps and invaded Rome, the Romans were shocked. No Roman general could oppose him. The name of that boy became etched in the memories of the Romans as a symbol of terror. His name was Hannibal, the protagonist of t.. 2025. 1. 1. 이전 1 2 다음 반응형
