It ends badly. An old tyrant embarks on an ill-considered project that involves redrawing maps. Heedless to wise counsel and ...

Hitler “Lebensraum” (Living space) was the Nazi concept that propelled the German war machine to seize new territories, ...

In Augustus the Strong: A Study in Artistic Greatness and Political Fiasco, Tim Blanning restores the ‘incorrigible Saxon’ to ...

“Such Roman ... Empire’s far-reaching provinces. The lock may have been part of a small chest, which would have been affixed to keep its contents secure. Despite the lock’s small size, its discovery ...

hinting at trade between the empire and northern Germany during this time. "I could hardly believe it when I held the find in my hand because such Roman locks are usually much larger and are made ...

Credit: LWL /S. Brentführer Archaeologists have uncovered a miniature Roman gold lock, measuring just 1.2 by 1.1 centimeters—smaller than a U.S. quarter coin—in a field in Petershagen-Frille in ...

Researchers found the artefact was a miniature version of locks used across Rome in the third and fourth centuries, hinting at trade between the empire and northern Germany during this time. "I could ...

de Bourdeaux via LWL A metal detectorist stumbled on a tiny gold cylinder while searching a field in Germany. The find looked like a miniature version of some other ancient Roman artifacts — and ...