An 1,800-year-old gold ring with a carving depicting Venus, a Roman goddess associated with victory, has been discovered in ...

While preparing for construction near the town of Pacé in the Brittany region of northern France, archaeologists recently ...

Old Gold Ring With ‘Venus the Victorious’ Carving, Alongside Unexpected 10th-Century Coins Archaeologists from the French ...

A new book examines the rise and fall of the Carolingian dynasty, discussing how people across social classes understood the momentous history of their day Created more than 50 years ago ...

Early Medieval history, the Carolingian empire, micro-Medieval studies, the 12th-century Renaissance, Latin palaeography, Medieval platonism, historical dreams, Eriugena, and Medieval weather. After ...

Perry, is Oathbreakers: The War of Brothers That Shattered an Empire and Made Medieval Europe. See more at profgabriele.com. A new book examines the rise and fall of the Carolingian dynasty ...

Initially the Church engaged with the Roman Empire, subsequently in Europe with the Carolingian, Anglo-Norman, Genoese, Venetian and Holy Roman Empires, and later - through the Church's global ...

Carolingian coins found at the site. Credit: Coline Herbert / INRAP In the case of Pacé, the road may have been linked to a nearby establishment active between the 2nd and 4th centuries CE. The ring’s ...

The coins date to a time when the area was ruled by the Carolingian Empire, which encompassed most of modern-day France and neighboring parts of western Europe. However, their empire was weakened ...