Scenes From History Vault

My mind is euphoric from scenes historic Assyrian chariots innovative wheels bristling Mesopotamian plains Paring the ranks of each, dated infantry formation In Greece, anesthetizing anvil of the Dorian invasion Glorious bronze relics supplanted by cheaper iron distillation Persian armies: Greek hoplites, Scythian archers; mercenary aggrandization Shrinking rebel hordes in Asia Minor's wars of attrition The venal nature of imperial Rome's persuasion Crucifying a few, targeted rebels for cultural ingratiation Devout, gentile Europeans crusading to Biblical heritage's door Defacing cross with predations in route, arriving uplifting banner 'gainst infidel Moor Normans in hordes splashing across the chilly, English channel tides Under William the Conqueror's mantra, bridging the Anglo-Saxon divide