8. Heroes and Villains of the Age of Exploration: The Journeys of Juan Ponce de León
My Name is Juan Ponce de León – Searched for the Fountain of Youth, And All I Found was Florida I was born in the small town of Santervás...
Historical Conquest Team
Aug 12
7. Heroes and Villains of Ancient Africa: The Desertification of the Sahara and Migration
My Name is Tariq: The Rain Seeker (Fictional Figure) I was born in a time when the Sahara was not a desert but a vast, open grassland...
Historical Conquest Team
Aug 12
7. Heroes and Villains of the Age of Exploration: The Journeys of Pedro Álvares Cabral
My Name is Manuel I: King of Portugal I was born in 1469 in Alcochete, a small riverside town in the Kingdom of Portugal. My childhood...
Historical Conquest Team
Aug 11
7. Heroes and Villains of Ancient Africa: The Domestication of Plants and Animals
My Name is Inara: The Grain Finder (Fictional Figure) I was born in a small cluster of reed huts near a bend in the river, where the land...
Historical Conquest Team
Aug 11
6. Heroes and Villains of Ancient Africa: The Green Sahara and Early Human Settlements
My Name is László Almásy: Explorer Who Discovered the Green Sahara I was born in 1895 in Borostyánkő, in what was then part of...
5. Heroes and Villains of the Age of Exploration: The Journeys of Amerigo Vespucci
My Name is Lorenzo di Pierfrancesco de’ Medici: Financier of Exploration A Florentine Beginning I was born in 1463 into one of the most...
5. Heroes and Villains of the Age of Exploration: The Journeys of John Cabot
My Name is King Henry VII: From Exile to King of the World I was born in 1457 at Pembroke Castle in Wales, the son of Edmund Tudor and...
4. Heroes and Villains of Ancient Africa: The Chalcolithic Era (c. 4,000 BC – c. 3,000 BC)
My Name is Aren: The Copper Smith I was born into a world still ruled by stone. My father was a flint knapper, shaping blades with skill...
4. Heroes and Villains of the Age of Exploration: The Journeys of Christopher Columbus – Part 2
My Name is Francisco de Bobadilla: The King's Investigator of Columbus I was born in Castile in the mid-15th century, a son of noble...
3. Heroes and Villains of the Age of Exploration: The Journeys of Christopher Columbus – Part 1
My Name is Christopher Columbus: The Admiral's Journey I was born in the port city of Genoa in 1451, to a humble family of wool weavers....
