In the original Star Wars trilogy, only one Imperial officer had the cunning and savvy to survive more than one film. That’s ...

Emperor Naruhito took in the golden statue of the founder of the Mongol Empire and other artifacts at the Chinggis Khaan ...

T he Galactic Empire has always had an appetite for the theatrical. It's the Sith Lords sitting at the top table who set that agenda, whether it's Darth Vader stomping down corridors in a billowy ...

What was the vitriolic report of Liutprand of Cremona, whose insults towards the Byzantines created a caricature of the ...

Han Solo delivers an iconic Star Wars line at the end of Empire Strikes Back, but it's not the only thing he says that's hard ...

What’s more, the empire started through violence and depended on force. Emperors could only survive if their people believed they could outgun anyone and everyone else.

Before the Rebellion, the Empire reigns, in book one of a trilogy told through the eyes of Mon Mothma, Bail Organa, and Saw Gerrera—for fans of Andor. View Deal ...

The Empire has taken some time to get to this point. By the time "Andor"'s second season kicks off, 15 years have passed since Palpatine instigated his silent revolution in "Revenge of the Sith ...

Disfigured, awkward and clumsy, Claudius (10 BC – 54 AD / Reigned 41 – 54 AD) was the black sheep of his family and an unlikely emperor. Once in place, he was fairly successful, but his poor ...