She sees the building's position, on a northern escarpment of the ancient city overlooking Jerusalem's Kidron Valley, and she imagines an ideal perch from which to survey a kingdom. She imagines ...

A short life and brutal death was enough to ensure that Jesus’ message of hope and everlasting life would spread across Judaea, across the Empire and ... that there was a kingdom greater than ...

Oba Ozolua Believed to have won 200 battles. Oba Esigie Expanded his kingdom eastwards to form an empire and won land from the Kingdom of Ife. Oba Orhogbua During his reign, the empire reached its ...

Like Marcus, Martin says the Snake kingdom was a sort of black hole—one that sucked in all the cities around it and created what might have been a Maya empire. Of course there are still many ...

The spread of Christianity was made a lot easier by the efficiency of the Roman Empire, but its principles were sometimes misunderstood and membership of the sect could be dangerous. Although ...

This novel is set against the backdrop of the Victorian Empire. The treasure that is stolen repeatedly through the novel comes from India, which at the time of the story was under British rule.

The Mughal Empire, spanning from the early 16th to the 18th century, left a lasting legacy through its blend of Persian, Indian, and Islamic influences. Key emperors like Akbar, Shah Jahan ...