Mercenary

inflation, the economy also was in a crisis because of its growing military troubles. Rome was constantly fighting with tribes, which also lowered the amount of money they had and caused Rome to have to obtain German mercenaries, which lowered the amount of money they had even more. Mercenaries are people that fight for…

The First Crusade, began in 1095 after pope Urban II had been asked to help in supplying Emperor Alexius Comnenus with mercenaries to fight for him in order to regain Jerusalem. The response given may have been much larger than what was expected yet it was far from declined. Urban saw this opportunity to change the religion in the east and instead bring it into the west’s Christianity. And as the Christian following was pretty much everyone at the time, Alexius was given an army of people…

that were unprotected, along with natural borders; including mountains and rivers. Though Western Rome had frontier boundaries, there weren’t enough legionnaires to guard it. The legions weakened. This forced Western Rome to hire Germanic mercenaries; the mercenaries turned against Western Rome. The Legionnaires were so busy with money and control that they, essentially, forgot to do their job. There were Germanic tribes that invaded Western Rome. Frozen lakes were a huge help to get into…

In the book, Slaves and Missionaries: The Disintegration of Jamaican Slave Society, 1787-1834, author Mary Turner focuses on the series of slave revolts that followed a fire in St. James, Jamaica in 1831; specifically the Baptist War. Slaves feel that the message by missionaries in Jamaica, that God saw both black and white men as equal, seemed contradictory as they are being used as slaves to cultivate sugar and coffee for the profit of whites. Missionaries see how slaves are treated, and to…

He grew into a popular respected teacher and preacher and spoke out against the injustices he saw all around him. When the pope strong-armed his canton into sending its mercenaries against Spain against his will and preaching, he began to focus his efforts against the abuses he saw in the papacy. This was swiftly rewarded his branding by the Catholic Church as a heretic and his association with Martin Luther. This also caused…

Group Asia Security Group has signed several contracts with the U.S. military for the security services and protection of supply convoys in the conflict war zone. It is an important local military force in Afghanistan. This company also offered mercenaries for Dyncorp and conducted operations throughout the country. 9. Erinys Another company that has provided its troops in Iraq is Erinys. Besides this, it is also involved in providing security services, training and consulting to large oil…

era. The 30 Years War was the last major conflict between catholicism and protestantism. This war would lead to the decline of the Holy Roman Empire and split Europe in two. Many other wars happened and due to this increased activity mercenaries became common. Mercenaries are paid armies. They would go to a king or lord and as for a task. In return, the king or lord would pay them. Due to musket’s inaccuracy a new tactic would form causing new infantry. Line infantry would be common. This is…

Huldrych (also Ulrich) Zwingli is arguably the least known of the three major reformers: Luther, Zwingli, and Calvin. However, according to some, it is Zwingli who is perhaps the true father of Reformed Protestant theology. Zwingli was responsible for the initiation of the Reformation in Switzerland and continued to remain one of the Reformation’s greatest leaders even after his death. Responsible for a vast amount of writings, Zwingli continues to influence theology to this day. While this…

The history of the Ancient empires, there were various wars and rivalries that existed between Carthage and Rome (Morey, 1901). These two nations were well-known for war, power and strength situated at the western Mediterranean and Italian Peninsula. The former is led by Carthage while the other is the great force of Rome. In this write-up, there will be a trace how Carthage became almost the equal of Rome showing the strength of both and how this conflict led to Rome becoming a naval power.…

The author starts out by equating private contractors to mercenaries, which they state that “this is seen by the international public opinion as something completely different from the very same action taken through [private contractors]. Yet the consequences are usually the same”(Karsa and Karski 16). This acquisition…