Before Elon Musk became the richest man in the world, there was Jacob Fugger, a 16th-century banker worth $400 billion in today's money. But unlike Musk, Fugger knew the limits of his power and ...

Whether true or a coincidence, it refers to a historical episode that took place four centuries earlier, on September 11, 1683, during the second siege of Vienna by the Ottoman Empire: the Battle of ...

The ancient Greek physician and botanist Dioscorides is considered by many to be the father of pharmacology for authoring De ...

One of the strangest political events of the 19th century was the accession of the Archduke Maximilian of Austria to the new imperial throne of Mexico. The Mexican Empire turned out to be an empty ...

The Roman Empire faced a deadly plague during Valerian’s reign, weakening its strength at a critical moment. This video ...

Europe News: Marcus Aurelius, the philosopher-king, faced crises while ruling the Roman Empire, as reflected in his personal \\"Meditations,\\" now a bestseller. An up ...

Eight XXL leather shoes have been recovered from Magna, a Roman-era fort along Hadrian's Wall. Archaeologists excavating a ...

The Edict of Milan legalized the religion in 313, eroding traditional Roman values. It caused the Romans to move away from ...