Hello fellow fans of history, I thought of something fun. We'll each list some continents or sub-regions (Eastern Europe, Central America, etc.) and pick the nations and peoples, living or dead, that we find the most fascinating in the region.
An explanation or example as to why you made your choice, short or long, is also appreciated.
If you find only an era of that nation or people interesting, that's fine too.
Allow me to start,
Western Europe: The Carolingian Empire (800-900 AD)
During the rule of Charlemagne and his successors they controlled an area that included the modern day areas of France, the Lowlands, northern Italy, most of the modern German nations, and some of the western Slavic states. It is in this period where you'll not only find important and fascinating military and political history, but even more important cultural and intellectual advances that are the stepping stones to modern western civilization.
North America: The Iroquois(Between 1450 and 1600-1783 Ad)
During it's heyday, the Iroquois (or Haudenosaunee)were an aboriginal regional power with the capacity to not only conquer their indigenous neighbours but could also hold their own against European enemies as well. In the 1600's, fuelled with commerce and weapons from their Dutch and English trading partners, they embarked from their holdings on the eastern shore of Lake Ontario to go on what would be around a century of brutal conquest. During which, they reached as far north as Michigan and Ontario, as far south as Tennessee, and as far west as Illinois.
An explanation or example as to why you made your choice, short or long, is also appreciated.
If you find only an era of that nation or people interesting, that's fine too.
Allow me to start,
Western Europe: The Carolingian Empire (800-900 AD)
During the rule of Charlemagne and his successors they controlled an area that included the modern day areas of France, the Lowlands, northern Italy, most of the modern German nations, and some of the western Slavic states. It is in this period where you'll not only find important and fascinating military and political history, but even more important cultural and intellectual advances that are the stepping stones to modern western civilization.
North America: The Iroquois(Between 1450 and 1600-1783 Ad)
During it's heyday, the Iroquois (or Haudenosaunee)were an aboriginal regional power with the capacity to not only conquer their indigenous neighbours but could also hold their own against European enemies as well. In the 1600's, fuelled with commerce and weapons from their Dutch and English trading partners, they embarked from their holdings on the eastern shore of Lake Ontario to go on what would be around a century of brutal conquest. During which, they reached as far north as Michigan and Ontario, as far south as Tennessee, and as far west as Illinois.