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Archaeologists In Spain Unlock The Mysteries Of The Famous ‘Excalibur’ Sword Found Sticking Straight Up Out Of The Ground
According to Arthurian legend, the great wizard Merlin prophesied that only the true king of England would be able to pull ...
La Brújula Verde23d
The Roman Empire Gave Rise to the Viking Age and the First Scandinavian Kingdoms
The decline of the Roman Empire in the fifth century marked a turning point. The trade and political networks that connected Scandinavia with Rome began to disintegrate, forcing Scandinavian leaders ...
Smithsonian Magazine24d
Metal Detectorists Stumble Upon a Rare 2,000-Year-Old Roman Sword in Poland
Instead of shell casings or coins, the two metal detectorists and history enthusiasts unearthed a three-foot-long Roman-era sword that dates back nearly 2,000 years. “We’d never found anything ...
Yahoo24d
Papal elections aren’t always as dramatic as ‘Conclave’ − but the history behind the process is
A view of the Sistine Chapel, where electors choose the new pope, on March 9, 2013, before the start of the conclave that resulted in the election of Pope Francis. AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino ...
Houston Press25d
Rich Tapestries Depict Pivotal Renaissance Battle at MFAH
Iron-clad men thrusting swords and pikes into each other ... ended with an important and decisive event. It marked the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V’s indisputable victory over France’s ...
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The Unholy Roman Emperor Frederick II 2: Excommunicated Again
When we last left Frederick II, was crowned Holy Roman Emperor after years of struggle. But this episode dives into Frederick’s fraught relationship with the papacy, his bold diplomacy with ...
Tatler25d
Who was Empress Maria Theresa of the Holy Roman Empire, the matriarch who was a mother to sixteen children and who ruled for 40 years?
The second and eldest surviving child of Holy Roman Emperor, Charles VI and Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbutte, Maria Theresa was immediately acknowledged as the rightful heir of the Holy ...
Aeon25d
Since states are founded on violence and expulsion, their existence is always bound up in thorny questions about justice
the Russian Empire, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, the Holy Roman Empire, and so on. Other states still exist under the same name but have contracted and no longer rule the same territory (for ...
Daily Express26d
Europe's 'oldest tree' that was born during Roman Empire discovered 1,747 miles from Rome
The tree is a small common juniper which is growing in the Finnish Lapland. It has been standing since the Roman Empire and it might be surprising to some that the tree is not a huge towering oak ...
Popular Mechanics27d
Archaeologists Just Uncovered a Rare Roman Helmet That May Indicate a Mysterious Ritual
The first-of-its-kind find outside the borders of the Roman Empire add a level of intrigue ... level of significance alongside the helmet, swords, and spears. Five Statues Discovered in Ancient ...
USA Today28d
Barred from running for a third term, Trump keeps talking about it
Trump posted on social media Saturday that “He who saves his Country does not violate any Law," a statement attributed to French military leader Napoleon Bonaparte, who declared himself emperor.
Greek Reporter28d
US Museum Returns Ancient Statue of Emperor Marcus Aurelius to Turkey
Cleveland Museum agrees to return the statue of Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius to Turkey. Credit: Sailko / CC BY 3.0 A headless ancient bronze statue, believed to depict either the Roman emperor Marcus ...