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Zhukov is remembered as divine bronze in Red Square, but his origins were clay and fire. Born in the misery of Strelkovka, raised by a mother of brutal strength, he learned early on that survival in Russia requires hardness. In Moscow, he became a vain apprentice, dreaming of becoming a bourgeois, until war called him. He refused a bribe not out of patriotism, but out of pride. In the Army, he was humiliated, fought back with violence, and discovered that respect is born of fear. At the front, he became a cold hunter, won medals crawling through the mud, and…

Fresh from victory at Issus, Alexander turns to Tyre, a wealthy Phoenician power and island fortress, vital for cutting off the Persian naval threat. When his demand for surrender is refused, he orders a monumental undertaking: a causeway connecting the mainland to the island, built amidst constant attacks and bad weather. Using towers, catapults, and battering rams, he coordinates an assault by land and sea and breaches the walls. The capture, after seven months, turns into a massacre: thousands are killed, many are crucified, and tens of thousands are enslaved. With Tyre fallen, the Persian fleet loses its strength, and…

Some finds change everything. From the Rosetta Stone, which gave Egypt its voice back, to the Terracotta Army, a testament to the power of Qin Shi Huang. Göbekli Tepe overturned the idea that temples came only after agriculture. Troy showed that myth can have a real foundation. Ötzi revealed life—and death—in the Copper Age. The Dead Sea Scrolls shed light on ancient Judaism. Lascaux proved Paleolithic artistic brilliance. The Tomb of Tutankhamun sparked Egyptomania anew. Pompeii and Herculaneum froze everyday Roman life in time. And Lucy reshaped our understanding of our bipedal origins. If you like our content, check out…

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In June 1794, Robespierre celebrates the “Supreme Being” as if he were ushering in the age of Virtue—but his colleagues mock him. To impose purity, he approves the Law of 22 Prairial and unleashes the Great Terror: mass executions, fear, and public exhaustion. Ill, he disappears and gives his enemies time. When he returns, he denounces traitors without naming names and unites everyone against him. On 9 Thermidor, he is arrested, hesitates to fight back, is hit by a shot that shatters his jaw, and the next day is guillotined. In death, he becomes the scapegoat—and clears the way for…

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For the Egyptians, Ma’at was order; but order only exists with chaos lurking nearby—and that chaos has a name: Seth, lord of the desert, war, and storms. Envious of the throne, he orchestrates the death of Osiris, dismembers his body, and breaks the world’s balance. Horus emerges, and the dispute turns into a cosmic war as well as a trial: strength or heritage? Paradox: Seth is a usurper, but also the only one capable of facing Apophis and protecting the solar barque of Ra. Centuries later, he becomes a hero to warrior pharaohs and, in his decline, is demonized. The…

After winning at the Granicus River, Alexander consolidates his hold over Asia Minor and keeps the Persian system in place by appointing Calas as satrap, prompting cities to open their gates. In Ephesus, he pledges to rebuild the Temple of Artemis and wins support. Miletus resists, but falls after a siege and a naval blockade; he spares the mercenaries and forbids looting. At Halicarnassus, he faces Memnon and takes the city in a brutal fight. To neutralize the Persian fleet, he decides to seize the entire coastline. In Gordium, he cuts the Gordian Knot and seals his aura of destiny.…

After Louis XVI’s execution, France doesn’t find peace: it declares war on the world. Surrounded by enemies and torn apart by betrayals and the Vendée, the Republic sinks into hunger and paranoia. The Committee of Public Safety rises; Robespierre offers the “morality” of sacrifice and fuses Virtue and Terror. The Law of Suspects turns fear into a sentence. With Saint-Just, the machine speeds up. When the crisis passes, Danton and Camille plead for mercy—and become targets. By killing them, Robespierre wins… and ends up alone, feared by all. If you like our content, check out our original comics: Medusa: The…

Crazy Horse, the “ghost” who haunted the Army, saw his life turn upside down in 1870: a forbidden love earned him a scar and pushed him away from politics — freeing him for total war. When gold was found in the Black Hills, Washington broke the treaty and Custer invaded. In 1876, Crazy Horse defeated Crook at Rosebud and, at Little Bighorn, sprang the trap that killed Custer. The victory brought relentless pursuit, starvation, and surrender. Arrested amidst intrigues and a mistranslation, he died by the bayonet — and became a legend. If you like our content, check out our…