In 1453 the Ottomans under the command of Sultan Mehmet II took the ancient capital of the Eastern Roman Empire. What led to the decline of Byzantium ... which could “tear down the very walls of ...

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Our word “integrity” comes to us from Latin. Originally a military term, the word was used during the daily inspection of troops in the Roman Empire. As each soldier was examined, he soundly thumped ...

delusional Commodus declares himself a god, and no one is safe; not even Aurelius' daughter, Lucilla. Can anyone stop the fall of the Roman Empire?

A new book examines the rise and fall of the Carolingian dynasty ... A map of the Carolingian Empire's borders at its height in 814 C.E. (outlined in pink) and its subsequent partition in 843 ...

The great Roman Empire was vast, its territory stretching ... But then rot set in, triggering a gradual decline that resulted in its eventual fall. And just like that, the greatest civilisation ...

Also posting on X, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said the fall of Assad is proof that Russia and its allies can be defeated. "The events in Syria have made the world realise once again, or at least ...

Iraqi forces retook control of the site of ancient Nimrud, and since then, reconstruction efforts have been taking place in ...

605-539BC - Becomes part of the Neo-Babylonian Empire under Nebuchadnezzar ... part surviving eastern Roman or Byzantine Empire following the fall of the western half of the empire.