The state was a vassal of the Holy Roman Empire and subject to the Pope’s authority in Rome but mostly chartered its own course. The prince-bishopric emerged around 980 when the bishop of Liège, ...

Built on the site of an ancient Roman fortress that protected the empire from barbarian invasion ... The lofty setting made it virtually impregnable when it was constructed in the 13th century.

Events that occurred this week in Christian history include the battle of Hattin, an opponent of Martin Luther being made a ...

Excavations of the northern defensive ditches of Magna Fort have revealed 32 shoes buried in the “semi-anaerobic low oxygen deposits,” according to a July 2 news release from the Vindolanda Charitable ...

Archaeologists and students in the Netherlands have unearthed a 1,800-year-old temporary Roman military fort in the ...

JOINT BASE MYER-HENDERSON HALL, VA –Soldiers are buttoning up 19th-century frocks, slipping into suspenders, and donning tricorn hats to march in the Army's 250th anniversary parade on June 14.

High above the Abbey floor, the Galleries in the beautiful 13th century triforium display our greatest treasures and tell the story of our thousand-year history. The Galleries are in a medieval space ...

Lt. Col. Jeffrey P. Gaines, 1-13th Aviation commander praised the efforts of Jones, as well as his spouse, Sgt. Hayley C. Jones, who serves as a human resources specialist in the S-1 office at 1 ...

Making of an empire As a bold young man, Chandragupta Maurya, the future king of the Mauryan Empire, allegedly offered some brash advice to Alexander the Great, who had crossed the Indus River ...

The life and death of Charles V, who ruled Europe’s greatest empire from Brussels Holy Roman Emperor Charles V was the most powerful man in Europe in the early 16th century, running a territory that ...

The detention of the U.S. Army veteran and immigrant who obtained U.S. citizenship, punctuated a series of unusual events that have appealed to Trump supporters but outraged other Americans.

The time has nearly arrived. Six weeks from this Sunday, on Nov. 27, the First Sunday of Advent, the Catholic Church in the United States will begin praying a new English translation of the Mass ...