Alberto Pizzoli / AFP via Getty Images About two weeks after Pope Francis ... He was the chosen candidate of Holy Roman Emperor Otto I, who pushed for his election after deposing his predecessor ...

Otto I the Holy Roman Emperor pushed for Leo VIII to be pope ... the church until the reign of Pope Clement X in1673. Pope Leo II served for less than a year, from August of 682 to July or 683 ...

Heritage Images/GettyImages The first Saint Peter ... The burials include 91 popes, the Holy Roman Emperor Otto II, and Queen Christina, who abdicated the Swedish throne to convert to Catholicism.

IWO JIMA, Japan — Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako on Monday made ... and books but is perhaps best associated with one of the most famous photos of World War II—showing a group of US ...

April 7 (UPI) --Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako arrived at Iwo Jima Monday as they begin a tour of memorial visits this month to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II.

Tokyo - Japan’s Emperor Naruhito renewed his wish for world peace on his birthday, marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, the Imperial Household Agency (IHA) said on Feb 23.

The other side of the coin was imprinted with the image of a shrine or church, again emphasizing Otto III’s close association with God. Emperor Otto III used Christian iconography to establish ...

A rare “cross denar” minted under Holy Roman Emperor Otto III (980–1002) has been discovered near Kamień Pomorski, the local Museum of the History of Kamień Region (MHZK) has announced.

There are plenty of other contenders for worst Roman Emperor ... Images) The reign of King John is a salutary reminder that murder and treachery may possibly be forgiven in a monarch, but not ...

In the just-released Gladiator II, Hechinger plays an “unhinged” Emperor Caracalla and goes toe-to-toe with bona fide stars Denzel Washington, Paul Mescal and Pedro Pascal. Born in New York on ...

Warning: This post contains spoilers for Gladiator II. The drama in Ridley Scott ... According to Mary Beard, classicist and author of Emperor of Rome: Ruling the Ancient Roman World, most ...

Rhinos and sharks and baboons, oh my! Through the mighty Colosseum gates of Gladiator II races a menagerie of digital attractions, charging and gnashing unnaturally like escapees from Jumanji.