Grant Sebastian Nell
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Close Range Firearms of the 1700's
Close-quarter firearms were immensely popular in the eighteenth century.
Dec 27, 2009
- Grant Sebastian Nell
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The History of the Bayonet
The bayonet was thought to have orginated in the town of Bayonne, in France, sometime in the 1600's.
Dec 27, 2009
- Grant Sebastian Nell
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Hygiene and Cleanliness in the Ancient World
Ancient people actually practised a high standard of cleanliness, relative to the times they lived in.
Dec 27, 2009
- Grant Sebastian Nell
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Food and Drink in The Roman Army
The army of ancient Rome was one of the first to standardise the issue of rations. The daily ration of Roman soldiers equalled roughly 1.5 kg (3lb 5 oz) of grain.
Dec 27, 2009
- Grant Sebastian Nell
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The Kentucky Rifle
The Kentucky rifle was first made by immigrant German gunsmiths in Pennsylvania and Virginia.
Dec 27, 2009
- Grant Sebastian Nell
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Highland Dress and Weapons of the 1700's
Highlanders of the eighteenth century wore a variety of clothing which provided the basis for the formal Highland dress we are most familiar with today.
Dec 26, 2009
- Grant Sebastian Nell
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Ninja
Tales of ninja have attained enormous popularity worldwide, their stealth and deadly skill a common theme of martial arts movies, books and comics.
Sep 26, 2009
- Grant Sebastian Nell
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Sohei: The Warrior Monks of Medieval Japan
Sohei were buddhist monks who took up arms to defend their temples. Occasionally they fought for samurai lords or as part of an ikki (a peasant uprising).
Sep 26, 2009
- Grant Sebastian Nell
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Spartacus and the Third Servile War
Spartacus was from what is now the Balkans. In 73 BC, he and seventy gladiators escaped from their barracks in Capua.
Sep 26, 2009
- Grant Sebastian Nell
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Ancient Iberian Warriors
The Iberians were in great demand as mercenaries throughout the western mediterranean. They were a tribal people, and Iberian men valued martial prowess above all.
Sep 25, 2009
- Grant Sebastian Nell
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