Foundation history of Rome

Foundation history of Rome

Some countries are famous in the entire world for their wide inventions, culture, lifestyle, and many more. Rome is also one of them and it has a very special place in history. You can see that still many parts of the country are highly influenced by Roman culture. Slave culture was quite famous for this particular country. People were kept slaves and they have to spend their lives serving others. But have you ever wonder about the fact that how this particular city was formed.

Myths vs facts

There are many sayings about this particular country. It is said that Romulus and this twin brother, Remus, formed this particular country. This myth was there in the fourth century B.C. Rome is quite famous because of the remarkable innovations that were done in this particular country. Since then many great things were found and now you can see that everyone has a separate place in their heart and knowledge about Rome. 

Many new traditional and cultural activities took place at this time. They worked on the various aspects and deals were done with the neighboring countries. It is said one the famous Ruler Romulus also offered many systems to the fugitive and give enough shelter for them. 

Facing problems and resolving 

Once they faced a problem of gender inequality. Due to the lack of women in the country, they came up with a unique plan and invited neighboring Sabines in the country. For this, they conducted a particular festival with a trick. Later they abducted their women and war took place. Sabine women were wise and they intervened in the war so that they can save the lives of their men. They worked in a pact and a peace treaty was there for it. Both the communities merged and a particular thing took place. 

Strategies for wars 

They have perfect war strategies and famous Trozen methodologies were also formed there for attacking and defeating the enemies. They fought many wars and started expanding their geographical area. Later they started attacking the different parts of the world and improved their army. Even you can find that many famous poems and stories are written about the various emperors of Rome. 

Famous rulers 

The most famous are Augustus and Julius Caesar about which you can find enough evidence in history and have more knowledge about the culture of Rome. Aeneas had also played a great role in the formation of their great city. Virgil poet has also written about this myth in his many poems and his journey to Rome. The city has great cultural and architectural knowledge. They put their knowledge into the work and invented many things.

The roman came to an end by the continuous attacks of the tribes. The dangerous fact is that these tribes were barbarian and they killed people in mass. Due to these regular attacks Romans has to face many challenges. The regular loss of the battle and other sectors they could not afford. This fact brings Rome to the end. 

The Great Escape : Stalag Luft III, Sagan : March 1944

The Great Escape : Stalag Luft III, Sagan : March 1944

Allied aircrew shot down during World War II were incarcerated after interrogation in Air Force Prisoner of War camps run by the Luftwaffe, called Stalag Luft, short for Stammlager Luft or Permanent Camps for Airmen. Stalag Luft III was situated in Sagan, 100 miles south-east of Berlin, now called Zagan, in Upper Silesia, Poland. It was opened in 1942 with the first prisoners arriving in April of that year, and was just one of a network of Air Force only PoW camps. The Germans treated captured Fleet Air Arm aircrew as Air Force and put them all together. There is no obvious reason for the occasional presence of a non-airman in the camps, although one possibility is that the captors would be able to spot “important” non-Air Force uniformed prisoners more readily.

Conditions and Kommandants

It must be made clear that the German Luftwaffe, who were responsible for Air Force prisoners of war, maintained a degree of professional respect for fellow flyers, and the general attitude of the camp security officers and guards should not be confused with the SS or Gestapo. The Luftwaffe treated the PoWs well, despite an erratic and inconsistent supply of food. Prisoners were handled quite fairly within the guidelines of the Geneva Convention, and the Kommandant, Oberst (Colonel) Freidrich-Wilhelm von Lindeiner-Wildau, was a professional and honourable soldier who won the respect of the senior prisoners.

He was 61 when the camp opened in May 1942, a capable, educated man who spoke fluent English. Having joined the army in 1908, and after being wounded three times in WW1, winning two Iron Cross awards, he left in 1919 and worked in several civilian posts, meanwhile marrying a Dutch baroness, whilst trying to steer clear of Nazi politics. Eventually he joined the Luftwaffe (the least Nazified of the three German forces) in 1937 as one of Goering’s personal staff. Refused retirement, he found himself posted as Sagan Kommandant, with Major Gustav Simoleit as deputy. The first Kommandant, Colonel Stephani, had been quickly replaced when found to be unsuited to the task.

Security was strict, but life was not intolerable, except for those for whom escape was a restless itch… this was reckoned to be just 25 percent of the camp population, and only 5% of those were considered to be dedicated escapers. The others would, however, work in support of any escape attempts.

After several major expansions, Luft III eventually grew to hold 10,000 PoWs; it had a size of 59 acres, with 5 miles of perimeter fencing.

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