During the Middle Ages (roughly 5th to 15th century), aristocracy and nobility played central roles in shaping the social, ...

Mare Nostrum is a Latin term meaning "Our Sea," historically used by the ancient Romans to refer to the Mediterranean Sea. It ...

The Pax Romana (Latin for "Roman Peace") refers to a period of relative peace and stability across the Roman Empire that ...

The Aedui (or Haedui) were a powerful Celtic tribe in ancient Gaul (modern-day France), who played a significant role in ...

Napoleon's Mamelukes were an elite cavalry unit composed of former Mamluks, who had initially fought against Napoleon’s ...

The Romanization of Gaul began in earnest after Julius Caesar's conquest during the Gallic Wars. Prior to this, much of Gaul ...

Julius Caesar was born on July 12, 100 BC. Caesar crossed the Rubicon River in 49 BC, starting a civil war. Julius Caesar was assassinated on March 15, 44 BC, by a group of senators. Ancient Roman ...

It’s unclear whether a single, very high dosage of vitamin C given at the first sign of a cold would be enough to halt the illness. For two-time Nobel Prize winner Linus Pauling, the matter was clear.

The Merovingian dynasty was the first Frankish line of kings who ruled in Western Europe from AD 476 to 752. Dynasty of Frankish kings descending from Merovech, the Merovingians ruled over Gaul until ...

Henry III, King of France from 1574 to 1589, was the last ruler of the Valois dynasty. The fourth son of Henry II and Catherine de’ Medici, he was not initially destined to reign. A skilled legislator ...

When normal stars like the Sun run out of fuel, they collapse into white dwarfs. These dense stellar corpses are the last stage of development for low and medium mass stars.