Francis was born in 1567 in the castle of Sales, duchy of Savoy (then part of the Holy Roman Empire). He was the eldest of six siblings. He had a restless and playful character, to the point that ...

Undoubtedly one of the most incredible European destinations for explorers, this Austrian setting boasts an incredible ...

On the Conquest of Constantinople is one of the most important historical sources on the Fourth Crusade and the Sack of ...

For his last 12 years, John was known as Count Creighton. Pope Leo XIII in 1894 bestowed the title “Count of the Holy Roman Empire,” perhaps only the third American at the time thus honored.

Few grocery shoppers in a regular central Strasbourg supermarket have any idea that below their feet is a third-century tower that once helped defend the Roman empire. The ancient semi-circular ...

Historians record that the unified Roman Empire was ruled by 69 emperors between the first emperor Augustus (who reigned from 27 B.C. to A.D. 14) and Theodosius (ruled from A.D. 379 to 395), but ...

including 44 from Britain, are believed to be a mix of military pay and the spoils of war, stashed by a Roman soldier after he returned to the European continent ...

“This papyrus is extraordinary because it provides direct insight into trial preparations in this part of the Roman Empire,” Anna Dolganov, professor at the Austrian Academy of ...

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This year's version of the NFL's biggest game is Super Bowl LIX — or Super Bowl 59, if you're not well versed in Roman numerals. Unlike the other major American sports leagues, the NFL uses ...