Archaeologists solved the mystery of the ruins of the Desolate Castle, determining that the mysterious site on the Danube ...

The paintings were commissioned by a Chinese emperor and had remained in the Far East for almost 200 years until they were ...

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In 1809, with Napoleon and his best troops bogged down in Spain, Austria decided to try to get revenge for her humiliation at Austerlitz three years before. Archduke Charles led an invasion of ...

The pan-Germanic imperialism after the German unification in 1871 was primarily directed towards the East under the motto ...

The next pope will inherit a mixed situation: a church that has grown stronger in certain areas under Francis, yet which ...

Historically, the exact number of votes required to elect a new pope has fluctuated. Under current rules, a minimum ...

Remembered as a cruel and erratic tyrant, his deranged tendencies threw Rome into chaos. The King and Queen have expressed ...

Crews from multiple rural fire departments on Saturday responded to a house fire east of Lincoln that caused an estimated $400,000 worth of damage. Just after 10 a.m., firefighters were called to ...

Among other notable inscriptions, a charcoal drawing was located bearing the shield of the influential patrician family von ...

For the first time, an archaeological investigation has conclusively documented the existence of a brückenkopfkastell—a Roman ...

On a riverside in eastern Austria sat a mysterious set of ruins. Some believed it to be an abandoned, run-down castle. Others ...