In 554 AD, with the Ostrogoths defeated, the Eastern Roman general Narses believed the Italian campaign was complete. But a ...

The Battle of Tours was a significant military conflict that occurred in 732 near the city of Tours, in modern-day France.

Former European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi has won the annual Charlemagne prize for promoting European unity, organisers ...

A dominant Gauteng Central side claimed national honours at the U13 Inter-Provincial tournament, showcasing depth, teamwork, and composure throughout four demanding days of competition in Bloemfontein ...

First Ace Impact, then Arrow Eagle and Leffard, did Thursday's maiden at Cagnes witness the birth of a new star?

Why does consciousness exist? This question lies at the heart of my book, A Philosophy for the Science of Animal Consciousness, in which I argue that consciousness evolved to help animals navigate ...

There are figures who have gone down in History for having accumulated torrents of negativity, to the point that the image we have of them is almost caricature-like. Some have been portrayed as true ...

Former BT host Kevin Frankish is set to host a new morning show on AM 640 in Toronto. (Credit: Alex Urosevic) A familiar face is going to be helping you get ready for work. But you won’t be seeing ...

A familiar face is going to be helping you get ready for work. But you won’t be seeing Kevin Frankish’s face, instead you’ll be listening to him as he takes over from Greg Brady as the host of Toronto ...

Charlemagne and The Sopranos, Trump and I, Claudius – all owe a debt to the imperial biographies of Suetonius. By Tom Holland Some time in the early ninth century AD, a Frankish scholar named Einhard ...

Charlemagne is known as “the father of Europe,” and little wonder. The Frankish king and conqueror was crowned emperor by the pope on Christmas Day in 800, and thus the Holy Roman Empire came into ...

In the tale, the demon called himself Wiggo. As the Frankish courtier Einhard recounted, a young girl of about 16 began behaving erratically in the early ninth century C.E. Eventually, the girl’s ...