This painting depicts the Battle of Poitiers ... a confederation that would last for a thousand years—the Holy Roman Empire. Many historians credit Charlemagne with spreading Christianity ...

Iranian artist Reza Derakshani is presenting new work including paintings from his ongoing ... Lali Marganiya and Lili Jassemi. The Holy Roman Empire: A Thousand Years of Europe's History by ...

This time, it's the art of the Roman Empire. Consider this ... It was a magnet for pilgrims. The Holy Stairs were major stop. They're supposedly from the palace of Pontius Pilate.

Allen Lane; 941 pages; £35. Belknap; $39.95. ON A map, the Holy Roman Empire resembles something closer to a Jackson Pollock painting than an empire. Splattered across the lands of central Europe ...