In 1039, Henry III becomes Holy Roman Emperor. In 1812, The U.S. House of Representatives approved, 79-49, a declaration of war against Britain. The Louisiana Territory was renamed the Missouri ...

1997: Singer-songwriter Jeff Buckley’s body is discovered floating in the Mississippi River. Buckley had disappeared when swimming on May 29 in Wolf River Harbor, while wearing boots, all of his ...

While the High Medieval Period is famous for its warrior and martial cultures, there are some military leaders who really ...

As pope, Leo XIV has focused clearly on peace policy, swiftly addressing the Ukraine and Gaza wars. He thus joins the ...

Although its history dates back to the Neolithic, the Roman Empire, and Moorish rule, it was Portuguese Royalty who made it ...

Basic information and contact details for the University of Naples Federico II The University of Naples was established in 1224 and it remains one of the world’s oldest universities to be founded by a ...

It is common that upon the death of a Pope, comments arise recalling his pontificate—some positive, others not so much. But ...

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Chestnut Grove in Ticino, Switzerland. Credit: Oliylkaeng / CC BY-SA 4.0 Deep in the forests of southern Switzerland, sweet chestnut trees stand as living evidence of the Roman Empire’s long-reaching ...

But as the Roman Empire expanded, the presence of sweet chestnut pollen grew. Specifically, the percentage of sweet chestnut pollen relative to other pollen across Europe "shows a pattern of a ...

When thinking of the Roman Empire, one typically imagines marble, brick, and concrete—the materials which have allowed so many of its monuments to survive until our day. The pipe is just another ...