When in 955 ad a 20,000-strong force of Magyar raiders besieged the city of Augsburg, Saxon King Otto I gathered an army to ...

At an emergency summit of European Union leaders in Brussels, the building blocks of a putative empire were beginning to take ...

An ancient Roman artifact depicting a large feline resting its paw on a barbarian's head was found by a metal detectorist in ...

Valentino scaled the heights of haute couture, creating a business empire and introducing a new color to the fashion world, ...

The expansion of one of the Mediterranean’s strongest powers wasn’t only driven by conquest, but also infrastructure. By ...

The Red Sox didn’t just lose an important right-handed bat and plus defender at third base with Alex Bregman leaving to sign a five-year, $175 million contract with the Cubs on Saturday. They lost ...

Christianity spread across the Roman Empire through appropriation, suppression, and redefinition of earlier religious symbols. Credit: Ingo Mehling Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 3.0 Christianity ...

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In the early fourth century A.D., Rome was notorious for persecuting Christians. Yet the night before battle, Constantine received a vision from God: if he embraced Christianity he would win. His ...

COLTON, Calif. (KABC) -- A man accused of murdering his 4-year-old boy in Colton 15 years ago has pleaded not guilty. Andre Thomas, along with the leaders of a mysterious religious organization known ...

Researchers excavate site of ancient construction project Piles of premixed material for concrete are discovered Findings point to the use of a method called 'hot mixing' The site represents a ...