Un momento historiográfico

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Siglo XVII en la Isla de la Tortuga. Decenas de piratas se refugiaron y crearon la “Cofradía de los Hermanos de la Costa”, resistiendo a todos los imperios y levantando las banderas de la Igualdad, la Libertad y la Fraternidad.

En 1905, el emperador bizantino Alejo pidió ayuda a los estados cristianos de Europa occidental en su lucha contra los turcos, que barrían el Imperio tras la contundente derrota de los bizantinos en Mankikert (1071). A continuación se organizó la Primera Cruzada, protagonizada por varios ejércitos de «peregrinos armados» que marcharon a través de toda Europa hacia Tierra Santa. Estos ejércitos se encontraron con un mundo islámico dividido y fragmentado, y, mediante una serie de batallas aparentemente milagrosas, llegaron a tomar la sagrada ciudad de Jerusalén. Sin embargo, el...

Was there ever a Garden of Eden? What became of the 10 lost tribes of Israel? What is the significance of the European megaliths? Twenty-eight leading authorities draw on modern science and the latest research to explore some of archaeology's most baffling controversies and enigmas, from mankind's origins to the mysterious collapse of once powerful civilizations, in this informative perspective on human history. Packed with evocative photographs and informative diagrams, maps, and plans, this guide offers a fascinating window into vanished worlds. Habría un jardín de Edén? Cómo murió...