In a word, visualize the component human elements of the far-flung empire of the Tsars ... was not a priest of the Russian Church, nor was he even in holy orders at any time, but was one of ...

By the first century, however, the need for capable men to run Rome’s vast empire was slowly eroding ... Augustus expanded the equestrian order and hired them into senior administrative positions.

"We have a sufficient number of accounts of Ukrainian militants in Russian captivity who have testified that they received direct orders and instructions to kill civilians," he said. "The ...

The Russian Empire wasn’t built in a day - but it nearly collapsed in one. A long line of tsars ruled with iron fists and divine right. But revolutionaries were waiting in the shadows, hungry for ...