Mongols Archive

Uplistsikhe Devastated By Genghis-Khan Hordes But Once City-Fortress Of Queen Tamar

AncientPages.com | April 12, 2021

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Uplistsikhe (today in ruins) is a cave-town fortress, one of the oldest religious, political and cultural centers of present-day Georgia located at the crossroads

Timur: Brutal Military Leader And His Desire To Conquer But Not To Rule

AncientPages.com | March 13, 2019

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Historical records confirm that the greatest military campaigns of conquest were often accomplished by the robust nomadic and semi-nomadic peoples inhabiting Central Asia. Their

The envoys of the Roman Pope attend Alexander Nevsky. ( Sketch for the mural of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow). Henryk Siemiradzki (1843–1902). Image via Wikipedia

Alexander Nevsky: Grand Prince Of Novgorod, Skilled Fighter, Quick–Thinking Strategist Who Defeated Swedish And German Invaders

AncientPages.com | February 22, 2019

Angela Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The Russian national hero, Alexander Yaroslavich “Nevski” (1220-1263), was a younger son of Yaroslav, Prince of the Russian province of Vladimir, located about