Archaeologists and students in the Netherlands have unearthed a 1,800-year-old temporary Roman military fort in the ...

Digging into the chalky orange-brown soil of western Germany, archaeologists exposed the ruins of an ancient Roman military ...

During the notoriously difficult harvest of 1524, when inclement weather had caused disastrous crop failures throughout the Holy Roman Empire, the countess of Lupfen ordered over a thousand of her ...

The term ‘Third Reich’ means ‘Third Realm’ or ‘Third Empire’, and refers to the Nazi declaration that Nazi Germany was the successor to both the Holy Roman Empire and the German Empire ...

The Holy Roman Emperors were elected by what were called ‘the prince-electors,’ most of whom came from regions that you would recognize within Germany now. But at this time, the Holy Roman ...

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 ...

The spread of saffron in Europe can be largely attributed to the spread of the Roman Empire, but when the empire collapsed in 476 CE, ushering in the Middle Ages, saffron production declined.

News; Nation/World ‘Awkward gesture’? ‘Roman salute’? In Germany, its meaning is clear Jan. 24, 2025 Updated Fri., Jan. 24, 2025 at 9:18 p.m. Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk gestures as he ...

A silver amulet found in a 1,800-year-old grave in Germany speaks to the importance — and the risk — of being Christian in Roman times. Skip to main content Open menu Close menu ...

Charlemagne (748 – 814) ruled over a huge empire in the 8th century, uniting most of Western and Central Europe, and was the first recognised emperor to rule from the west after the fall of the Roman ...

Imperial sceptre of the Holy Roman Empire Credits: University of Pisa, CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons. Roman. The biggest part of the mystery of the Holy Roman Empire’s name is the Roman part.

In his new book The Silver Empire: how Germany created its first common currency, which forms the basis of this event, Oliver Volckart analyses why the vast majority of the approximate 300 members of ...