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Suleiman I, the most dazzling of the Ottoman sultans, illuminated the 16th century, reigning from 1520 to 1566. He was the ...

The Pope reached out, affectionately ran his fingers through my hair, then shook my hand, his handshake firm, hands warm. “Smile,” said the shutterbug who captured my father grinning, the Pope beaming ...

Jerusalem re-taken by the Christian Crusader kingdom in a peace treaty between Holy Roman Emperor Frederik II and Egyptian ...

Deliverance 2 player spots an amazing reference to Bethesda’s The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim hiding in the Kingdom of Bohemia.

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If you buy through affiliate links, we may earn commissions, which help support our testing. February continues January's strong video game release momentum by offering many highly anticipated titles ...

In the best restaurants along the Bosphorus strait Roman Abramovich’s high dining is setting tongues wagging as much as it once did in London. “I love Abramovich so much,” enthuses Omer ...

Emperor Hadrian (76 CE – 138 CE) was the Roman emperor from 117 CE to 138 CE, succeeding his adoptive father, Emperor Trajan. Born as Publius Aelius Hadrianus in Italica, Hispania (modern-day Spain), ...

In the late fourth century – a time when Christianity had been made the official religion of the Roman Empire – a respected civil official ... secular office and opposed the efforts of King Henry II ...