The image of soldiers on bicycles conquering a strategic stronghold sounds like something out of a quirky historical anecdote. But did the British conquer Singapore with bicycles? The answer is a resounding no. This popular misconception flips the historical narrative on its head. In reality, it was the Japanese who famously, and effectively, utilized bicycles…

The assassination of Julius Caesar on the Ides of March, 44 BC, remains one of history’s most dramatic and studied events. The image of the powerful dictator falling under a flurry of daggers, particularly at the hands of those he considered friends, has been immortalized in literature and popular culture. A persistent detail that often…

For centuries, popular imagination, fueled by films, video games, and often simplified historical accounts, has painted a vivid picture of medieval warfare: massive catapults hurling colossal stones against fortified castle walls. While the image is undeniably iconic, it perpetuates a pervasive myth: that these formidable siege engines were solely used to hurl rocks. The truth,…