In the 3rd century AD, the Roman Empire came dangerously close to total collapse. Civil wars, economic breakdown, foreign ...

The Holy Roman Empire looked powerful on paper, but in reality it functioned more like a loose confederation than a centralized state. Its emperors were elected rather than fully hereditary, its ...

A Norwegian archaeologist believes that the Norwegians were on their way to the Roman Empire as mercenaries around the year ...

After the end of the war in Ukraine, what would be the nature of a European order that included Russia instead of marginalizing it? What is the future for Europe in an increasingly multipolar world?

Researchers discovered an elephant bone in Spain possibly linked to the Second Punic War, according to a January 2026 study.

Towering over California’s Giant Forest, the 2,200-year-old General Sherman tree is the largest on Earth by volume. But how ...

Although violence occurring at the hands of ICE agents may seem overwhelming and shocking, it is an unsurprising tactic of empire.

Why is the EU integration process easier for Moldova than it has ever been for any other country in Eastern Europe? If to say ...

Nearly 20 years in the making, the sweeping sword and sandals epic drama puts black heroes at the center of their own ...

Hannibal led the Second Punic War against Rome and became famous for his crossing of the Alps and the 16-year campaign which ...

Archaeologists say a 2,200-year-old specimen is the first direct evidence of how the Carthaginian war machine used the giant ...

The ancient world remembers Genghis Khan (1162-1227), who united fractured nomadic tribes through absolute power, rigid ...