How did the Hundred Years' War affect standing armies? It increased their power. ... Advanced weapons led to a stronger aristocracy and weaker armies. Advanced weapons led to stronger armies and weaker monarchies.
I saw the film and I thought it had a decided Red color. ... in Russia, many kinds of food: all in all a very happy picture was made of Russia. ... I also want to say this, in defense of Warner Bros, that there has probably been no ... That is to say nothing of what we have done in Japan or in Austria, and have done in other areas.
The leaders that supported freedom in American revolutionary times used the Enlightenment as a foundation. When the Second Continental Congress met on July 4, 1776, Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence. In the Declaration, Jefferson made references to the beliefs of the Enlightenment philosopher John Locke.
A Roman legion (from Latin legio "military levy, conscription", from legere "to choose") normally indicates the basic ancient Roman army unit recruited specifically from Roman citizens. In reference to the early Roman Kingdom (as opposed to the Roman Republic or Empire), "the legion" means the entire Roman army.
