The late 1400s saw political instability and dynastic struggles in Central Europe. The Holy Roman Empire was fragmented, and the Luxembourg dynasty began to weaken after Emperor Charles IV's death ...

The spread of Christianity was made a lot easier by the efficiency of the Roman Empire, but its principles were sometimes misunderstood and membership of the sect could be dangerous. Although ...

The emperor Hadrian was well known for building monuments across the Roman Empire, a territory that had ... Pope Alexander VI found artworks there in the late 1400s, objects that inspired the ...

Stay tuned for in-depth battles, strategies, and the expansion of the Roman Empire under Augustus ... sketched by Leonardo da Vinci in the late 1400s may have been found ...

Ranking immediately below senators, equestrians became an important human resource, whose work underpinned the smooth running of the Roman Empire. As its name suggests, the equestrian class was ...

A 13-year archeological excavation has shown that what was once believed a backwater town for the Roman Empire lasted far longer than originally believed. Interamna Lirenas was a thriving town ...

More than 1,500 years after its collapse in A.D. 476, the Roman Empire has seen a resurgence in the unlikeliest of settings — social media. Online users, predominantly on the video-sharing app ...