just as Einhard’s biography of Charlemagne had done a millennium and more before, the enduring influence of Suetonius’ portrait of the first Roman emperor. If there is much in The Lives of the ...

Centuries might have passed since the collapse of Roman rule in western Europe ... Even Augustus, the emperor who served Einhard as the model for his portrayal of Charlemagne, is described as ...

Centuries might have passed since the collapse of Roman rule in western Europe ... Even Augustus, the emperor who served Einhard as the model for his portrayal of Charlemagne, is described as ...

Show more “And from that moment on, he was addressed as emperor ... the whole sweep of Roman history. In the West though, her rule as a woman was not acknowledged. To Charlemagne, then, it ...

The Byzantine Empire in the 7th century was wrecked by military strife. The empire was halved, with its richest territories ...

For nearly two millennia, the papacy has shaped world history, standing at the intersection of faith, politics, and power.

Public ceremonies, lavish processions, and temporary wooden arches were commonplace after victory in Ancient Rome. But during ...

Charlemagne was crowned king of the Franks in 768 and appointed the first Holy Roman Emperor on Christmas Day in 800. He is best known for ushering Europe out of the “Dark Ages” and fostering ...

The oldest churches have stood as some of the most awe-inspiring structures in human history, preserving the legacies of faith and culture.

To get this newsletter in your inbox each week, sign up for free here. Let’s kick things off with a win for archaeology buffs: the bronze head of a Roman emperor has made its way home from Denmark and ...

The Domus Aurea, or Golden House, was the sprawling palace of the Roman emperor Nero. Archaeologists recently uncovered a chunk of Egyptian blue ingot, an example of the opulence of the palace itself.