When Odysseus encounters the Cyclops in Book 9 of Homer’s Odyssey, the giant’s first question is: “Who are you, strangers?

Our peers were in the East—Asia, the Middle East, Africa—not aspirational Franks and Saxons. Of course ... Italians came when Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne, King of the Franks, as Holy ...

Apparently Charlemagne entered her chambers with his son and asked ... with the south and west of England being ceded to the Anglo-Saxons and the north and east to the Danish (creating a kingdom known ...

In this episode, we explore the curious decision by Charlemagne—King of the Franks and Emperor of the West—to never allow his daughters to marry. Was it political strategy, personal control ...

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In a famed 1970 Rolling Stone profile by Ben Fong-Torres, Sly Stone (né Sylvester Stewart) explained the concept behind he and the Family Stone: “If there was anything to be happy about, then ...

rapprochements and forms of military cooperation between the French under the emperor Charlemagne and the Abbasid caliph Haroun Al-Rashid. France played a major role in the European Crusades in ...

Thousands of people gathered on the High Line on Saturday for Pigeon Fest, inspired by an artist’s sculpture and an appreciation for the city’s most resilient birds. By Melena Ryzik Andy ...

Flaxseed was cultivated in Babylon as early as 3000 BC. In the 8th century, King Charlemagne believed so strongly in the health benefits of flaxseed that he passed laws requiring his subjects to ...

Angie Mohr, CPA, CA, and CMA, has 18+ years of experience as a freelance finance writer. She is the author of Money$marts and Piggy Banks to Paycheck. David Kindness ...