Early Arms Races
Mons Meg, Medieval Bombard, Edinburgh, Scotland. The Mongol armies that brought steppe warfare to its apex and overran most of Asia before conquering Russia in 1240 never penetrated the rest of Europe. But under the Mongol Empire (1226-1368), trade and travel across Asia intensified, and familiarity with gunpowder (as well as with printing and the […]
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