The papal reign of Pope Celestine IV was also very ... the celebration of Holy Week, and his death ended a promising papacy before it could truly begin. Damasus II reigned for 24 days in 1048.

roman forum stock illustrations The Destruction of Rome in 1084 by Henry IV (Heinrich IV, 1050 - 1106, Holy Roman Emperor). Wood engraving, published in 1878. Triumph of Roman emperor Julius Caesar, ...

The Roman Empire’s immense power and longevity were a result of a multifaceted combination of military prowess, sophisticated political and administrative systems, robust economic foundations ...

Pope Leo I tangled with Attila the Hun and won. Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne as the first Holy Roman Emperor. This is the history of a legendary papal namesake. Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost ...

Pope Leo XIV has declared himself a Roman as he completes the final ceremonial steps cementing his role as the bishop of Rome ...

Charles in chargeA bronze likeness of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, created in 1555. Under Charles V (who was also Charles I of Spain), Pizarro began to forge an empire for Spain in the Americas.

But as the Roman Empire expanded, the presence of sweet chestnut pollen grew. Specifically, the percentage of sweet chestnut pollen relative to other pollen across Europe "shows a pattern of a ...

The Roman Empire might live rent-free in the minds of straight men, but the LGBTQ+ community should celebrate its history, too. After all, while America has yet to see a gay president, gay men ...