Planet Aexus – Brazil
Until the arrival of the Europeans, Brazil was settled by stone-age tribes. When the Portuguese arrived in 1500, Pedro Alvares Cabral claimed the land for Portugal and the first settlement was founded in 1532. The primary export was sugar and Brazil continued to expand through wars and battles. The Portuguese [...]
Planet Aexus – Belgium
Belgium was originally part of Gaul and like the rest of Europe was conquered and occupied by the Romans. During the late Middle Ages, Flanders’ trading towns (notably Ghent, Bruges and Ypres) exported woollen goods, making the area one of the richest and most urbanised parts of Europe. As a [...]
Planet Aexus – Austria
The Austria we know today only actually started as recently as 1955 when it became the Independent Second Republic of Austria. Don’t let that make you think nothing happened before then though as Austria’s history can be traced as far back as the Stone Age when the region was called [...]
