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 ...

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 ...