Tacitus (c. 56/57-117+), considered the greatest historian of Rome, decided one day to attend a horse race for a bit of ancient Roman entertainment....
Emperor Constantine V was the son of Emperor Leo III of Constantinople (r. 717-741), a ruler who brought much-needed stability to the Byzantine Empire...
This painting, by the French artist Charles Meynier (1768-1832), depicts Polyhymnia (also known as Polymnia), a Muse from ancient Greek mythology. Although the title...
Dragolen was a 6th-century duke who served King Chilperic (r. 561-584), one of several co-kings from the Merovingian Dynasty who ruled the Frankish Empire....
Medieval politics, unfortunately, offered little patience, protection or mercy to child kings. One such ill-fated youthful ruler was King Liutpert of the Lombards, who...
This colorful and slightly abstract painting, by the American artist Carroll Beckwith (c. 1852-1917), was inspired by a sculpture from Simon Mazière (c. 1649-1722)....
