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The underground cemeteries, nearly 2,000 years old, hold some of the earliest evidence of Christian faith, belief in the ...
Vindolanda may not be a name you’re familiar with, but you’ll probably have heard of the place it's found: it’s a fort on ...
Germany as the heir of the Roman Empire To understand Nazi Germany’s connection to ancient Greece, we must first comprehend how they saw their connections with Rome. The Western Roman Empire fell to ...
He told the world he wished to be known as Pope Francis. His trademark humility was genuine, and did much to strip away perceptions of an aloof “Holy Roman Empire”.
This heraldic figure was carved into the wall of the Cenacle, probably during the pilgrimage of 1436, when Archduke Frederick of Habsburg — the future emperor of the Holy Roman Empire — traveled to ...
But crucially, the Holy Roman Emperor, Charles V, was still strongly Catholic. And also crucially, Catherine of Aragon was Charles the V’s aunt, so Princess/Lady Mary was his cousin.
The spring equinox on March 20 prededed the British empire’s literal sunset. Credit: Reddit / TuTiempo.net It didn’t stay dark for Britain too long, however.
A ruthless ruler and opponent, devoted wife and mother to sixteen children, Maria Theresa’s forty year rule over her European territories is nothing if not miraculous. The second and eldest surviving ...
For example, a silver denarius from the Holy Roman Empire discovered by metal detectorists in Poland was minted more than 1,000 years ago to establish King Otto III’s association between ...
"Initially used as a secret sign during the time when Christians were persecuted by the Roman authorities, the fish symbolized the mission of the group it represented and did so simply and effectively ...
In his new book The Silver Empire: how Germany created its first common currency, which forms the basis of this event, Oliver Volckart analyses why the vast majority of the approximate 300 members of ...