Scars of the Great War

When Gavrillo Princip took his pistol,  FN Model 1910 and shoot twice towards Archduke Franz Ferdinand on 28th June 1914 he didn't realize that this was the start of biggest and bloodiest war in human history. War which in fact ended in 1945 and changed the world forever. 16 million people died in four years of fights with another 50 million victims of influenza epidemic as a aftermath.The...

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Baltic Troy

Near the shore of Tollense river, few kilometers from modern Polish-Germany border archeologist have found signs of enormous battle that was fought 3300 years ago. Which is really surprising as we were sure that 3 millenia ago this region was on the outskirts of ancient civilizations, habited only by small, primitive groups.However newest excavations showed that more than 2000 killometers from borders...

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Filippo Negroli - master of armors

When Holy Roman Emperor Charles V wanted to look faboulous and dangerous at once, he always asked Filippo Negroli, milenasian master of armors. Filippo lived in 16th century and he was known as best and most skilled armorer in history. With the help of his brothers and cousins at their Milanese family workshop, Negroli outfitted the bigwigs of the Holy Roman Empire and the French and Spanish...

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