Though Charlemagne gained no substantial territory, the coronation created a confederation that would last for a thousand years—the Holy Roman Empire. Many historians credit Charlemagne with ...

In practice, the Holy Roman Empire didn’t have very much to do ... until secular Italian authorities annexed most of it in the 1800s. Today, the Catholic Church still operates in Latin from ...

A silver amulet found next to a skeleton in a 1,800-year-old grave in Germany ... of how Christianity was practiced in the early Roman Empire. Measuring just 1.4 inches (3.5 centimeters) long ...

A 1,800-year-old silver amulet discovered in ... understanding of how Christianity was practiced in the early Roman Empire. Measuring just 1.4 inches (3.5 centimeters) long, the amulet contains ...