Eurasian silver and slavery: The unexpected rise and fall of the Piast dynasty
The fatal liability of lacking reliable prior networks revealed itself in the rapid collapse of the first Polish state.
Marcinkowo Górne, Poland, September 20 2022. Monument of Leszek the White, prince of Masovia and Kujawy from the Piast dynasty, murdered in Gąsawa massacre, by order of duke of Pomerania in year 1227.(photo credit: Lartos_82. Via Shutterstock)