The Conqueror of the World Early Life and Ascendancy Alexander III of Macedon, known as Alexander the Great, was born in 356 ...

In 834, Louis made Hugh the archchancellor, a kind of executive administrator, of the Frankish empire. The son of Charlemagne ...

Around 800, Charlemagne, King of the Franks, had created an empire that covered most of western Europe, including northern Italy, western Germany and modern France. This was the largest state that ...

Eric J. Goldberg, Ph.D., professor of history at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), will visit Lycoming College as the annual Ewing lecturer to deliver a talk entitled, “Soldiers, ...

The event is free and open to the public. In his talk, Goldberg will discuss the Frankish ruler Charlemagne (768–814) and his ...