Before Rome awoke, the jurisconsult supervised the grooming of an Indian white elephant, an “exotic” marvel meant to match the imaginations of Pope Leo X. The four-year-old animal, having endured a ...

Judging by the horses' garb — ornate, multi-colored burlap caparisons (think a shawl for a horse) — they're no stranger to the medieval scene. Neither is their handler, Mathias Suchyta ...