In 1453, the Ottomans seized Constantinople, ending the Byzantine Empire and the life of its last emperor, Constantine ...

On that cold, quiet morning of May 29, 1453, the jewel of the Eastern Roman Empire, girded by titanic Theodosian walls and the Bosphorus Strait, a bastion of Christianity in the East for more than a t ...

A statement from the Vatican has failed to quell criticism of Pope Benedict XVI from Muslim leaders, after a speech touching on the concept of holy war. Speaking in Germany, the Pope quoted a 14th ...

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Sean Strickland recently opened up about his training sessions with fellow middleweight contender Roman Dolidze, revealing that whenever the pair train together, it's often a total war. Both ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. Roman gladiators are set to battle it out once again at the Chiltern Open Air Museum. The re-enactment of these fierce contests will take place ...

People will be able to step back in time to witness the fierce battles of Roman gladiators later this month. Chiltern Open Air Museum, near the Oxfordshire border, will host the event on May 25 and 26 ...

From 500 BCE on, the Roman Empire extended its territory across parts of Europe and North Africa until its frontier totaled some 7,500 kilometres by the 2nd century. The Romanian segment, the Dacian ...

Celebrity chef Tom Kerridge has shared that at least half of the restaurants in his empire run at a “minor ... It’s a constant battle of spinning plates and moving money to keep it bubbling ...

The baseball world has been buzzing this week upon the revelation that Robert Prevost (now officially known as Pope Leo XIV) is a White Sox fan. And as the world is finding out, he's pretty serious ...

but it was prized for its picturesque setting symmetrically planted between two hills along the ancient wall built by Emperor Hadrian in A.D. 122 to protect the northwest frontier of the Roman ...