One of only three surviving Byzantine crowns, it depicts a man and two sisters who jointly ruled the empire in the 11th ...

Hofburg Palace is ranked #1 out of 18 things to do in Vienna. ... Also on the Schweizerhof and a must-visit is the Imperial Treasury ... – a dazzling collection which includes the Imperial Crown.

Naruhito’s father, the 91-year-old former Emperor Akihito, especially cared about Okinawa. Emperor's visit to Okinawa reflects imperial family's close ties to the island. Here is why he cares ...

The most famous gay lover of Roman Emperor Hadrian, Antinous was known for his physical attractiveness and intelligence. He was also known for his tragic and mysterious death. Shortly before he ...

It was the latter's nephew, the emperor Claudius (10BC to 54AD), who ordered the invasion of Britain in AD43, eventually leading to a Romano-British province which lasted until 5th Century.

The time has nearly arrived. Six weeks from this Sunday, on Nov. 27, the First Sunday of Advent, the Catholic Church in the United States will begin praying a new English translation of the Mass.

One of the most famous is the Mendoza Codex, which was created in 1542 for Charles V, King of Spain and Holy Roman Emperor. The document features Aztec glyphs accompanied by texts written in ...

"Giovanni di Paolo (attributed), Siena. 1428-1462. (Tempera, W. 8 x 16.) A martyrdom of the bishop of a Roman emperor. The simplicity of the composition of this class of pictures at this epoch, the ...