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1 de may. de 2024 · Leonardo da Vinci's Profilo di capitano antico, also known as il Condottiero, 1480. Condottiero meant "leader of mercenaries" in Italy during the Late Middle Ages and the Renaissance.. A mercenary, also called a merc, soldier of fortune, or hired gun, is a private individual who joins an armed conflict for personal profit, is otherwise an outsider to the conflict, and is not a member of any ...
27 de abr. de 2024 · Wagner Group, Russian mercenary group that has conducted military operations around the world on behalf of the Russian government. Although private military companies are illegal in Russia, extensive ties between Wagner and Russian military and intelligence structures have long been assumed.
3 de may. de 2024 · There are accounts of Celtic soldiers working as mercenaries for many of the great dynasties of the Classical world including the Ptolemaic dynasty, the Seleucids and the Attalids. Notable figures such as Cleopatra VII of Egypt and Herod the Great of Judea were said to have Celtic bodyguards.
23 de abr. de 2024 · Location: Europe. On the Web: San José State University - The Invasion of the Western Roman Empire by Barbarian Tribes (Apr. 23, 2024) (Show more) barbarian invasions, the movements of Germanic peoples which began before 200 bce and lasted until the early Middle Ages, destroying the Western Roman Empire in the process.
Hace 4 días · Context: Understanding Mercenaries Mercenaries are professional soldiers who fight for foreign nations or groups in exchange for payment, usually in the form of money. They have been used throughout history for a variety of reasons, such as supplementing regular armies or providing specialized skills that were not readily available within a particular nation.
15 de abr. de 2024 · What it means when the mercenaries appear. By Elliot Ackerman. April 15, 2024 at 5:45 a.m. EDT. (Chloe Cushman for The Washington Post) 15 min. Elliot Ackerman’s new novel is “2054,” written ...
2 de may. de 2024 · 91%. Beasts of No Nation follows a young boy, Agu, who unwittingly becomes a child soldier after his West African village is seized by rebels. Agu is taken under the wing of the Commandant and forced to fight in a brutal civil war that unfolds in the country.
