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Battle of the Milvian Bridge, 312 AD
Constantine defeated his rival Maxentius who is shown as he is about to drown in the river Tiber
From: Europe » Vatican City
Popes in their secular role ruled portions of the Italian peninsula for more than a thousand years until the mid 19th century, when many of the Papal States were seized by the newly united Kingdom of Italy. In 1870, the pope's holdings were further c... [read more]
Popes in their secular role ruled portions of the Italian peninsula for more than a thousand years until the mid 19th century, when many of the Papal States were seized by the newly united Kingdom of Italy. In 1870, the pope's holdings were further c... [read more] Blog: The smallest country in the world
Date: February 27th 2009
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, 1787
The Vatican City is the world's smallest state by both population (less than 1,000) and area. It is one of only three sovereign city-state worldwide and located within the ci ... read more
Date: February 27th 2009
Without having seen the Sistine Chapel one can form no appreciable idea of what one man is capable of achieving
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