Tag: Defeated

How Caesar Defeated Pompey the Great

The triumvirate (literally “the rule of three”) was officially formed in 60 BC at Julius Caesar’s initiative. Pompey and Crassus did not like each other, but such a political alliance benefited all. It allowed the co-rulers to control Rome, delegating powers to each other. Crassus ...

What was it like when matter defeated antimatter?

13.8 billion years ago, at the moment of the Big Bang, the Universe was the hottest it’s ever been in history. Every single known particle exists in great abundance, along with equal amounts of their antiparticle counterparts, all smashing rapidly and repeatedly into everything around them. Th...