This video is a preview for the upcoming project "The Holy Roman Empire: Every Year," expected to be completed around March-May 2024. Timeline: 0:00 Late Frankish Empire 1:38 Holy Roman Empire / ...

Historian John Stow claimed that Henry VIII had around 70,000 people executed (although this is believed to be an exaggerated ...

Archaeologists say a 2,200-year-old specimen is the first direct evidence of how the Carthaginian war machine used the giant ...

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I know all about the kings and queens who brought progressive reforms and won great wars. But what about those that did some disturbing things and committed atrocious crimes? That's what I want to ...

One theory suggests the infamous Roman emperor survived an assassination attempt in the tunnel now open to the public.

The lifestyle of elite professional sportsmen in ancient Greece and Rome was comparable to that of a celebrity today.

The ancient world remembers Genghis Khan (1162-1227), who united fractured nomadic tribes through absolute power, rigid ...

The strength of Israel is not rooted merely in military capability. It is rooted in memory. In covenant. In the unbroken ...

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Now that the Algerian National Team has selected Lawrence as its “home away from home” for the 2026 FIFA World Cup this June and July, here are a few facts to know about the team and the country we’ll ...

For decades, one theory has fascinated historians and the general public: the idea that the Roman Empire fell, at least in ...