Benedict, born Joseph Ratzinger, was elected by cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church on April 24, 2005. He succeeded the charismatic Pope John Paul. If you are a history geek who loves to learn ...

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Ancient Impossible reveals how many of today’s technological achievements were actually developed centuries ago. One civilisation which contributed more than its fair share of innovations was that of ...

The historical re-enactments for Natale di Roma take place in the Circus Maximus, organised by the Gruppo Storico Romano which, for 30 years, has brought ancient Roman history to life. The three-day ...

The song, "The Twelve Days of Christmas" is an English Christmas carol. From 1558 until 1829, Roman Catholics in England were not permitted to practice their faith openly. Someone during that era ...

A suspected lion bite found on a Roman skeleton in York gives a "remarkable insight" into the city's history, a researcher said. As The Press reported, researches from the University of York, Maynooth ...

“There’s almost nothing here, besides some of the gear designs, that Vitruvius (a Roman architect) wasn’t writing about in the first century ... the wheel away and unveil it to the public one day,” ...

On March 13, 2013, the sky over Rome turned white for the election of Pope Francis. He became the 266th Pope on a list led by Saint Peter, who began his papacy around the year 30 A.D. He remained ...

where there are two copies of Roman statues. Historical references to today: Ibiza's traditional whitewashed houses Ibiza's architecture, in particular, its traditional whitewashed buildings, is ...

This process is steeped in tradition, and the most intriguing and anticipated part of it is the emergence of smoke from the Sistine chapel that indicates whether the final decision has been made on ...