military-history

King of Macedon (r. 336–323 BC) who created one of the largest empires of the ancient world, spreading Hellenistic culture across three continents.

The political and military conflict from 1775 to 1783 in which thirteen British colonies in North America rejected British imperial rule and established the independent United States of America.

A period of geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union, and their respective allies, lasting from the aftermath of World War II until the dissolution of the Soviet Union.

The historic capital of the Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman empires, located at the strategic crossroads of Europe and Asia.

Founder of the Achaemenid Persian Empire, known for his conquests and the Cyrus Cylinder, an early charter of human rights.

The founder and first Great Khan of the Mongol Empire, which became the largest contiguous empire in history.

Roman general, statesman, and historian who played a critical role in the events that led to the demise of the Roman Republic and the rise of the Roman Empire.

French military leader and emperor who conquered much of Europe in the early 19th century, reformed French law with the Napoleonic Code, and was finally defeated at Waterloo.

A global conflict spanning from 1939 to 1945 that involved the vast majority of the world's countries, organized into the opposing Allies and Axis alliances.