The election of an American Pope is without precedent. The event raises American legal questions without precedent.

The Colosseum is still a dominant fixture in the Roman cityscape. It was named one of the New Wonders of the World in 2007.

Legendary for his cruelty, disloyalty, and tendency to stuff his own pockets, England's most hated monarch usurped his way to ...

In the days following Robert Prevost’s election as Pope Leo XIV, the world sought to understand this relatively unknown man. While his name had emerged late ...

Stepping back into the annals of history, few figures loom as large and captivating as Charlemagne, a monarch whose life was ...

Built as a church and repurposed during its 1,500‑year history as a mosque, a museum and now a mosque once more, the Hagia ...

The earliest documented history of Spanish Jewry dates back at least 2,000 years to when the Romans destroyed the Second ...

Thessalonica is sacked by Saracen pirates led by renegade Leo of Tripoli. 1221: Emperor Go-Horikawa, aged only 10 years ...

Roman Reigns laid out a challenge to see him in action at SummerSlam following his latest segment on "WWE Raw." ...

New research reveals the infamous Roman tyrant Caligula possessed extensive knowledge of medicinal plants, possibly for both healing and self-defense, according to historians.

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