Often, when we think about antiquity and ancient military technologies, we fall into the usual view of ancient warfare. You might picture phalanxes of Greek spearmen crashing into one another. The ...

History is seen as a linear progression of technology, with things like spears being replaced by muskets, or cavalry giving way to battle tanks. The tools used in warfare evolve at a breakneck pace, ...

The name "Yuan" means "Origin of the universe," and while the Yuan Dynasty didn't last long, its influence proved far more profound. Kublai Khan, grandson of Genghis Khan, inherited a fractured but ...