Roman left Slovakia at a young age, he never forgot about his roots. He may have started his new life in Canada as a tomato ...

In the mid-sixth century, a devastating disease swept across the Byzantine world and changed the course of entire cities. The ...

Possible date of the Antioch earthquake in the Byzantine Empire (present-day Syria), which kills 200,000 people 1498-Portuguese explorer ...

Across the narrow Isthmus of Corinth once stood one of the largest defensive projects of the Eastern Roman Empire. The ...

The fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 was a pivotal moment in human history, when Germanic chieftain Odoacer deposed teenage emperor Romulus Augustulus in Italy and set in motion the collapse of ...

A pair of 1,500-year-old lady's sandals with a message in Greek was discovered during a dig in Constantinople, today's ...

The first Roman empress to rule as regent was Irene of Athens. She ruled for just five years, from 797 to 802 A.D. She was a ...

Roads to Power is a major expansion which introduces a new style of empire management to the grand strategy title.

The geopolitical importance of Cyprus has been both a blessing and a curse, sparking centuries of conflict over control of ...