Mohammed Amra: What we know about The Fly on the run after France police van attack
Mohammed Amra, a suspected drug boss, escaped during an ambush on his prison van in France, leading to a large-scale manhunt by hundreds of police officers. [ more ]
Their heads were nailed to the trees': what was life and death like for Roman legionnaires?
The defeat of Quinctilius Varus by German rebels in AD9 was a moment of horror and humiliation for the Romans.
The defeat showed that even a powerful and disciplined military force like the Romans could be vulnerable when ambushed and cut off from reinforcements. [ more ]