Our 100 Greatest Battles series is a comprehensive look at human conflict and it’s consequences  through the ages.

Seen from space, our blue planet seems the picture of tranquility. However, our world has been engaged in various wars and conflicts since the dawn of mankind. The reasons for conflict are complex and sometimes hard to fully comprehend. Sometimes it’s religion that has lit the touchpaper, sometimes it’s because of economic ambitions beyond one’s borders and sometimes it is drawn on ethnic lines. We can all agree that the history of conflict and war is a deeply fascinating part of human history.