The Holy Roman Empire, despite the name, was German, but why was it called Roman if it had nothing to do with the Romans? (Image: Imperial crown of the Holy Roman Empire) Credit:Flickr / mitko_denev ...

The black-red-yellow flag color combination has roots dating back to the 13th century. The flag of the Holy Roman Empire, an imperial banner used by the Holy Roman Emperor, featured a black eagle with ...

By the beginning of the first century AD, Jews had spread from their ... Synagogues were classified as colleges to get around Roman laws banning secret societies and the temples were allowed ...

The Roman Empire was created and controlled by its ... The minimum term of service for a soldier during the first century AD was twenty years. Each legionnaire (or 'miles') carried a short sword ...

The Roman Empires had fought a series of wars with pre-Islamic Persian dynasties from 92 BC to the 7th century AD - when the Muslim conquest of Persia caused the downfall of the Sasanian Empire.

After Caesar’s death, the Romans, now under Emperor Augustus, increased their influence over Swiss territory. The Rhaetians came under Roman rule in 15 BC. However, the attempt by the Romans to ...

Jean Charles Blais had no idea that his studio in southern France was hiding a Roman funerary inscription dating to the first or second century C.E. Sonja Anderson Following the murder in 44 B.C.E ...

Archaeologists discover tomb of Roman legionary Flaccus in the Netherlands. Credit: Gemeente Heerlen In late November 2024, during archaeological investigations conducted in Heerlen (Netherlands), an ...

During the Little Ice Age the islands became colder, windier and wetter than they had been, factors which may explain why the 13th-century settlement was eventually abandoned. Although the islands ...

This story was originally published Dec. 8, 2022 WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Christmas carols are one of our oldest holiday ...

Rowan found a set of flattened plates with raised designs in the sand, which turned out to be an ancient Roman treasure. At its height in 117 AD, the Roman Empire covered 40 modern nations and 5 ...