An ancient Greek papyrus roll from the era of Philip II of Macedon’s reign between the years 340 and 320 B.C., was considered to be Europe’s oldest legible manuscript today. The name given to ...
In 1596, Philip II of Spain defaulted on debt for the fourth time ... Despite his administrative brilliance, Philip was forced into default early in his reign, in 1557 and 1560—for two reasons. First, ...