Long after the Western Empire fell, a Roman emperor returned to Rome. In 663, Constantine II visited the ancient capital under Byzantine rule. His stay became infamous for systematic stripping of ...

A few days ago, I took the train to Rome, the Eternal City—capital of emperors, philosophers, poets, and saints.

Constantine Karatheodori is one of the greates mathematicians of the 20th century. He worked with many great minds including ...

In the ninth and tenth centuries, Scotland was nearly erased by Viking warlords, collapsing dynasties, and the rise of an English super-kingdom. From Kenneth MacAlpin to Constantine II and the ...

When you think of Byzantine emperors, you don’t necessarily think of flying thrones, machines and automations, do you?

Millions visit the vast and remarkably preserved ancient city of Ephesus each year, stepping back through the centuries to walk marble streets, explore Roman baths and admire landmarks like the ...

A newly discovered monumental arch in Serbia reveals a family’s rise to power in the late second century a.d. Archaeologists unearthed foundations (in box, above right) of a late second- or early ...

The most powerful ruler on Earth at the height of the Roman Empire couldn’t get it despite his vast powers. And yet, we all seem to expect it. Even demand it. And become insistent, outraged, or ...

There’s no shame in not knowing what he’ll say next: neither does he. But that didn’t stop many claiming to make sense of it In weeks like this, the mask slips somewhat. Politicians love the illusion ...

One October morning in 336 B.C., the small theater at Aigai, the ceremonial center of ancient Macedonia, began to fill with honored guests. They had come from across Greece and the Balkans to attend ...

Learn of the First of the Ten Thousand, the Emperor's Spear - Constantin Valdor, the first Chief Custodian of the Emperor of ...