Alexander The Great
Alexander the Great ruled over this great Kingdom from 336 B.C. to 323 B.C.
What is the Kingdom of Macedonia?
Depicting the fall of Troy. An all-out war is started when a Trojan prince kidnaps the beautiful Helen from the King of Sparta in this tale of love, loss, and a badass named Achilles.
What is The Illiad
This Roman Governor ruled Jerusalem from 26-36 B.C. and is most known for ordering the crucifixion of Jesus
Who is Pontius Pilate
Norse pagans believed that if you died in glorious battle, you would go this place in the afterlife. There, you would fight and die every day and drink mead in the great halls every night.
Where is Valhalla
This famous Vikingr known as "The Walker" became the first ruler of Normandy after striking a deal with the King of France to be given land in exchange for protection from further Vikingr incursions.
Who is Rollo
At only the age of 25 years old, Alexander the Great was a tactical genius. Nothing showed this more than at the decisive Battle of Gaugamela in 331 B.C. Where he officially conquered this once great Empire.
What is the Persian Empire
This famous library founded by Alexander was said to hold all of the knowledge of the ancient world.
The Library of Alexandria
This adopted son of Julius Caesar would become the first Emperor of Rome in 27 B.C.
If you were a 9th century Vikingr pillaging a monastery in late October, you may have disrupted the monks celebrating this newly created holiday
What is All Hallows Eve/Halloween
In 1066, William the Conqueror became the King of England after his victory at the Battle of Hastings. The local English were not fans of the new French speaking aristocracy and revolted constantly. In order to protect him and his men William ordered these fortresses of solitude to be built which would become the framework for modern day castles.
What are Motte and Bailey Castles
The Macedonian Army was almost unbeatable on flat open terrain because of their use of this infantry formation which included extremely long pikes
Athens and Sparta had their differences. Athens favored Democracy while Spartans favored a Militaristic Oligarchy. Their different ideals would eventually pit Greek against Greek in this civil war of sorts.
What is the Peloponnesian war
The streets of Rome were filled with gossip and scandal after Julius Caesar took this famous Egyptian Queen into his bed chambers.
Who is Cleopatra
Odin is depicted as a one-eyed, wise All-Father who has two of these animals by his side. Their names are Huginn and Muninn
What are ravens
Norman soldiers are famously depicted holding this specific type of shield
The Kite Shield
In Alexander's youth, he was taught by one of the greatest, if not the greatest Greek thinker of the time. It was said that only Plato was his peer.
Who is Aristotle
Ryan has a dog named after the Greek Goddess Athena. In Athens, Greece, there's a temple that is also dedicated to the Goddess Athena.
What is the Parthenon
The most significant Roman defeat in Germany occurred in 9 C.E. after Arminius betrayed the Roman legions and led Germanic tribes in a surprise ambush of this now famous forest
Teutoburg Forest
In 793 C.E. this small monastery located on an island in the northeast of England became the location for the first Viking raid on English soil. The practice of sacking weakly defended but wealthy monasteries would become a popular Viking tradition
What is Lindisfarne
In 1086 William the Conqueror ordered this book to be made to document land ownership and resources for taxation. If one didn't know any better, they might accidentally associate this book with the end of times.
The Domesday Book
Alexander the Great was very close with this Macedonian nobleman and general. Some historians even hypothesize that they may have been lovers
Who is Hephaestion
This Greek Philosopher is credited as the founder of Western philosophy. An extremely polarizing figure at the time, in 399 B.C. he was charged with corrupting the minds of the youth of Athens and was forced to commit suicide via hemlock poison.
Who is Socrates
During the siege of Syracuse (213-212B.C.) on the island of Cyprus, this ancient Greek mathematician and inventor was killed by a Roman soldier despite orders that he should not be harmed.
Who is Archimedes
In 1066 a lone berserker would tirelessly defend a small bridge from waves of English soldiers until finally being struck down. That bridge would become the name of the battle that ended the Viking era. After this battle an exhausted English King Henry would have to force march his troops to face William the Conqueror.
What is the Battle of Stamford Bridge
After the Norman conquest of England in 1066. William the Conqueror's triumphs were depicted on this tapestry.
The Bayeux Tapestry