The birth of the Holy Roman Empire—and the unlikely king who ruled it. The fall of Rome led to chaos in Western Europe. Enter Carolus Magnus, more commonly known as Charlemagne, who sought to ...

Imagine an advanced civilization filled with architectural wonders and military power that once spanned vast territories ...

Zeno was the Byzantine Emperor who witnessed the end of the Western Roman Empire. He is known for being buried alive by his ...

Wisdom From the 'Philosopher King'—75 Famous Quotes From Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius originally appeared on Parade.

Many things about the Roman Empire, even the Roman Empire trend itself, don’t qualify as “manly" in a modern sense. The viral question was actually first posed by a woman, Saskia Cort, on her ...

The Eastern Roman Empire, also known as the Byzantine Empire, survived until 1453, though many historians — Heather included — do not consider this to be part of the "true" Roman Empire.

The Roman Empire grew over a long period of time from basically a political unit in Italy to the entire Mediterranean ... or semi-independent, King. This is the person we know as Herod the Great.

The expansion of the Roman Empire and its continuous military conflicts led to the incorporation of foreign warriors into its ranks. During the war against the Marcomanni on the Danube, around AD 180, ...