
Gabriel Kirellos
Travel Editor at Freelance
Travel Writer at The Collector
Travel Writer
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1 week ago |
thecollector.com | Gabriel Kirellos
During Roman times, the empire stretched from Britain to the Middle East, held together by fortified cities, sprawling forums, aqueducts, and military camps. Sites like Diocletian’s Palace in Split, the arena in Nîmes, the Roman theater in Cartagena, and the arches of Narbonne still stand, embedded in modern cities. These places weren’t isolated. They were part of a connected system.
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1 week ago |
thecollector.com | Gabriel Kirellos
Medieval castles in Japan originated during the Sengoku period (1467–1603), a time of relentless civil war when regional warlords, or daimyō, fortified strategic sites to defend territory and assert power. Unlike European castles, these structures evolved into complex hubs of administration, military strategy, and symbolic authority.
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2 weeks ago |
thecollector.com | Gabriel Kirellos
From medieval storms like the St. Lucia’s Flood in 1287 and the catastrophic All Saints’ Flood of 1570 to the brutal Siege of Haarlem during the Eighty Years’ War and the 1953 North Sea Flood that reshaped flood policy, the Netherlands has repeatedly faced existential threats. Each crisis fueled innovations, from Renaissance canal networks and reclaimed polders to water-based defense lines. In Utrecht, Amsterdam and beyond, history is etched in living structures and landscapes.
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2 weeks ago |
thecollector.com | Gabriel Kirellos
The medieval period in the UK, spanning roughly 1066 to 1500, was marked by conquest, rebellion, feudalism, and architectural innovation. Following the Norman Conquest, stone castles sprang up across England, Wales, and Scotland, not just as military strongholds, but as symbols of royal power and local authority. From the Iron Ring fortresses of Edward I to keeps that withstood civil wars and royal intrigues, these structures shaped the course of British history.
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3 weeks ago |
thecollector.com | Gabriel Kirellos
Texas preserves its past in ways that reflect the scale and complexity of the state itself. From the borderlands to the Gulf, and from the Hill Country to the Panhandle, its history includes Indigenous nations, Spanish colonization, independence from Mexico, statehood, war, industry, migration, and innovation. That history is not only recorded in textbooks. It is carefully documented, interpreted, and made accessible through museums across the state.
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