France’s easternmost region, Alsace, is also one of its most enchanting — thanks largely to its location. Pressed up against ...

With the revival of art and learning well underway by the ... the empire saw its last resurgence in Italy after Otto II of the Holy Roman Empire failed to conquer the south in 982 CE.

For the National Socialists, everything was political. All forms of culture — from theater and cinema to painting and literature — were turned into instruments of propaganda and antisemitism ...

Alberto Angela has made a career out of exploring his hometown. Here are his favourite spots to unearth Rome's millennia of ...

Official history asserts that the Jewish people have existed continuously from the time of Abraham to the present day, thanks ...

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Christian nationalism was a flop when the Puritans tried it. See this famous Augustus Saint-Gaudens sculpture for information.

credit: Wellcome Images/ wikimedia commons CC-BY-4.0 The Byzantine Empire is mostly known for its achievements ... the manuscript went to Vienna and the Holy Roman Emperor.

Credit: Duccio di Buoninsegna, Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain The Byzantine Empire ... of art during the Italian Renaissance. Byzantine art had an impact on everything from Venice’s exquisite ...

The St. Catherine icon is a rare early Christian masterpiece that has endured time, making it an invaluable relic for art historians and theologians ... called “dark ages” of the Eastern Roman ...