Encyclopedia - Bessi: Encyclopedia Ii - Bessi - Bessian Monks In The Sinai
In 570, Antonius Placentius said that in the valleys of Mount Sinai there was a monastery in which the monks spoke Greek, Latin, Syriac, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thracians: Encyclopedia Ii - Thracians - Sources
The Iliad records that the Thracians from around the Hellespont and also the Thracian Cicones fought on the side of the Trojans (Iliad, b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mercenary: Encyclopedia Ii - Mercenary - Mercenaries And The Laws Of War
See also laws of war. In the Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions (GC) of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Vict...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thrace: Encyclopedia Ii - Thrace - History
The indigenous population of Thrace were, and still are a Greek race called Thracians. Divided into separate tribes, the Thracians did no...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thrace: Encyclopedia Ii - Thrace - Cities Of Thrace
Thrace - Bulgarian. Plovdiv Stara Zagora Kazanlak Haskovo Burgas Pistiros Seuthopolis Thrace - Greek. Alexandroupolis Abdera Didym...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mercenary: Encyclopedia Ii - Mercenary - Mercenaries In Popular Culture
Like piracy, the mercenary ethos resonates with idealized adventure, mystery and danger. Examples of this are: The novel Dogs of War by ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mercenary: Encyclopedia Ii - Mercenary - Mercenary Operations
It is known that mercenaries have been hired to fight in the conflicts in former Yugoslavia. Many of these were ex-Eastern Bloc soldiers ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mercenary: Encyclopedia Ii - Mercenary - Mercenaries In Africa
Mercenary - 20th century. In the 20th century, mercenaries have been mostly involved in conflicts on the continent of Africa. There hav...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mercenary: Encyclopedia Ii - Mercenary - Mercenaries In European History
Mercenary - Mercenaries in the classic era. Many Greek mercenaries fought for the Persian Empire during the early classic era. For exam...   » Read the article