It was built by the Yongle emperor, the third Ming ruler (r. 1403-1424). He declared himself emperor and consolidated his power in Beijing, moving the capital some 620 miles from Nanjing in 1403.

He ascended to the throne in 161 C.E., just a few years before the Marcomannic Wars (166-180 C.E.) — the Marcomanni were Germanic tribes — which would shake the Roman Empire to its foundations.

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Roman Anthony Announcement Made After Absence From Lineup originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Boston Red Sox prospect Roman Anthony continues to dominate Minor League Baseball. Since being made ...

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Those Chargers, after all, leaned into offensive coordinator Greg Roman’s preferences to prioritize the ground attack by signing Najee Harris in free agency. As if that weren’t enough ...

Donald Trump, and the sycophantic buffoons in his administration, are updated versions of the reigns of the Roman emperor Nero, who allocated vast state expenditures to attain magical powers ...

Historians have chosen the year of the fall of Constantinople to the Ottomans, 1453, as a reference point to mark the end of the Middle Ages and the beginning of the Modern Age. The capital of the ...

Tiberius declared that anyone who criticized him was “reducing the greatness” of the Emperor and therefore reducing the greatness of the People of Rome, which he alleged was an act of treason. Since ...

Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and their daughter, Princess Aiko, arrived in Okinawa Prefecture on Wednesday to mourn those killed in the Battle of Okinawa during World War II 80 years ago. It ...

He said some of these 29 coins depict Hadrian, who was Roman Emperor from 117 AD to 138 AD, Hadrian's wife Vibia Sabina, and Septimius Severus, who was Roman Emperor from 193 AD until 211 AD.

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