Omniatlas articleshttps://omniatlas.com/feed/atom/2024-03-14T18:16:18+00:00Latest maps, blog entries etc published on Omniatlas.comNorthern Africa 429: Vandal crossing to North Africa2024-03-14T18:16:18+00:00https://omniatlas.com/maps/northern-africa/4290513/<img src='https://omniatlas-1598b.kxcdn.com/media/img/articles/small/northern-africa/northern-africa4290513.png' alt='Vandal Crossing To North Africa' align='left' />
Taking advantage of the Western Roman civil war with Bonifatius, the Vandal king Gaiseric and his people crossed from Spain to North Africa in May 429. Realizing the danger the Vandals posed, the Western empress regent Galla Placidia quickly pardoned Bonifatius, then dispatched him west to face the …
Eastern Mediterranean 1946: Turkish Straits Crisis2024-03-11T18:34:38+00:00https://omniatlas.com/maps/eastern-mediterranean/19460807/<img src='https://omniatlas-1598b.kxcdn.com/media/img/articles/small/eastern-mediterranean/eastern-mediterranean19460807.png' alt='Turkish Straits Crisis' align='left' />
In August 1946 the Soviet Union, angered by Turkey’s apparent bias in favor of the Western allies, demanded that Turkey’s management of the Turkish Straits be revised and began moving military and naval forces to that region. In response, the United States firmly sided with Turkey, prompting a …
Europe 432: Battle of Rimini2024-03-07T18:26:55+00:00https://omniatlas.com/maps/europe/4320923/<img src='https://omniatlas-1598b.kxcdn.com/media/img/articles/small/europe/europe4320923.png' alt='Battle Of Rimini' align='left' />
While Aetius was engaged in fighting Chlodio’s Franks near the Rhine in 432, the Western Roman empress regent Galla Placidia recalled Bonifatius from Africa—leaving the command there in the hands of the Eastern Roman general Aspar—and officially deposed Aetius himself. Alarmed by this turn of events, Aetius invaded …
Western Mediterranean 1860: Siege of Palermo2024-03-04T18:47:17+00:00https://omniatlas.com/maps/western-mediterranean/18600527/<img src='https://omniatlas-1598b.kxcdn.com/media/img/articles/small/western-mediterranean/western-mediterranean18600527.png' alt='Siege Of Palermo' align='left' />
After landing at Marsala, Garibaldi and his Redshirts advanced on Palermo, the capital of Sicily, which they attacked towards the end of May 1860. Despite outnumbering the Redshirts 5 to 1, the poorly led Two Sicilies garrison of the city capitulated in early June.
Northern Africa 427: Revolt of Bonifatius2024-02-29T18:56:57+00:00https://omniatlas.com/maps/northern-africa/4270803/<img src='https://omniatlas-1598b.kxcdn.com/media/img/articles/small/northern-africa/northern-africa4270803.png' alt='Revolt Of Bonifatius' align='left' />
In 425 the Eastern Roman Empire invaded Italy to depose the usurper Joannes, replacing him with the young Valentinian III, who would rule under the regency of his mother Galla Placidia. Having secured power, Galla Placidia summoned Count Bonifatius from Africa to Italy in 427, but Bonifatius, …
Eastern Mediterranean 1947: UN Partition Plan for Palestine2024-02-26T18:02:20+00:00https://omniatlas.com/maps/eastern-mediterranean/19471129/<img src='https://omniatlas-1598b.kxcdn.com/media/img/articles/small/eastern-mediterranean/eastern-mediterranean19471129.png' alt='Un Partition Plan For Palestine' align='left' />
The British Mandate for Palestine had become increasingly unstable since the 1930s, facing first Arab and then Jewish insurgencies against British rule. Unable to deal with the situation, Britain turned to the United Nations, which in 1947 recommended the partition of Palestine into separate independent Arab and Jewish states …
Europe 431: Rise of Chlodio2024-02-22T18:48:50+00:00https://omniatlas.com/maps/europe/4310904/<img src='https://omniatlas-1598b.kxcdn.com/media/img/articles/small/europe/europe4310904.png' alt='Rise Of Chlodio' align='left' />
Concerned by the Vandal invasion of Africa (429–430), the Eastern Roman Empire sent an expeditionary force to assist the West against them. The Vandals’ successes, however, encouraged Rome’s enemies and in 431 the Frankish king Chlodio attacked Roman Gaul, capturing the cities of Tournai and Cambrai.
Western Mediterranean 1860: Expedition of the Thousand2024-02-19T18:37:23+00:00https://omniatlas.com/maps/western-mediterranean/18600511/<img src='https://omniatlas-1598b.kxcdn.com/media/img/articles/small/western-mediterranean/western-mediterranean18600511.png' alt='Expedition Of The Thousand' align='left' />
Officially bound by the treaties of Zürich (November 1859) and Turin (March 1860) to be content with its recent gains, the Kingdom of Sardinia secretly turned to the famed Italian revolutionary Giuseppe Garibaldi for its next move in the unification of Italy. On 11 May 1860, with the covert …
Northern Africa 424: Joannes and Africa2024-02-15T18:30:41+00:00https://omniatlas.com/maps/northern-africa/4240418/<img src='https://omniatlas-1598b.kxcdn.com/media/img/articles/small/northern-africa/northern-africa4240418.png' alt='Joannes And Africa' align='left' />
In November 423, after the Western Roman emperor Honorius died without available heirs, the civil servant Joannes was proclaimed emperor at Rome with the tacit support of the generalissimo Castinus. The usurpation was immediately rejected by both the Eastern Roman emperor Theodosius II and Bonifatius, commander in Africa …
Australasia 2021: AUKUS2024-02-12T18:33:02+00:00https://omniatlas.com/maps/australasia/20210915/<img src='https://omniatlas-1598b.kxcdn.com/media/img/articles/small/australasia/australasia20210915.png' alt='Aukus' align='left' />
Australasia’s relative isolation helped it avoid much of the impact of COVID-19 when it hit the region in early 2020. During the height of the pandemic, Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States announced the formation of AUKUS, a security partnership to facilitate military cooperation between the …