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The Wars of the Roses (1455-1487 CE) was a series of dynastic conflicts between the monarchy and the nobility of England. The 'wars' were a series of intermittent, often small-scale battles, executions, murders, and...

The impact and consequences of the English Civil Wars (1642-1651) were many and far-reaching. Charles I of England (r. 1625-1649) was executed, and the monarchy was abolished. Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658) then...

A detail from the Arch of Constantine I in Rome. Dedicated in 315 CE, the triumphal arch celebrates the emperor's victory over the Roman tyrant Maxentius in 312 CE. Between two Dacian prisoners taken from an earlier...

A statue of a Dacian prisoner with typical pointed hat (pileus) and costume. From Rome, purple-white marble, date unknown. (Vatican Museums, Rome)

A depiction of Roman soldiers battling Dacian and Germanic warriors during the conquest of Dacia by the Roman emperor Trajan (r. 98-117 CE). By Darren Tan. Courtesy of Ancient Warfare Magazine / Karwansaray...

Italy occupied Ethiopia for five years, from 1935 to 1941, following a mass-scale invasion launched by the fascist dictator Benito Mussolini (1883-1945). However, Ethiopia had been a long-aimed colonial objective of Italy...

The provinces Noricum, Raetia, and Dacia served as a buffer protecting Roman Empire against any possible outside threat. However, the region posed several internal problems for Rome: Pannonia and its ally Dalmatia...

In ancient India from the 6th century BCE onwards, the kingdom of Magadha (6th century BCE to 4th century BCE) made a mark for itself. Located in the eastern part of India in what is today the state of Bihar, it...

This is an ancient Roman altar piece — in votive style — to Publius Aelius Marcianus, who was of the decurial order and a holder of higher local offices in Napoca (a city in Roman Dacia). Today, Napoca is Cluj-Napoca, Romania...

This is an altar with a votive inscription in Latin from the city of Cluj-Napoca, which is in present-day Romania (Roman Dacia). The altar dates to c. 101-150 CE. height: 45 cm width: 24 cm depth: 19.5 cm letter size...