When the Roman Empire began collapsing, Christianity prevailed and the Roman Catholic Church kept its territories together.

New research suggests that the Romans defeated the Jewish rebels at Masada much more quickly than scholars previously assumed ...

Moreover, it seems that the history of Rome is so multifaceted ... to “portray themselves as the rightful heirs of the Roman Empire.” Rome is also the story of a democratic republic becoming ...

A new book, 50 Objects From Vindolanda by Barbara Birley and Elizabeth M Greene, examines some of those artefacts in detail.

Seventy years ago, historian A L Basham published The Wonder That Was India, a sweeping ode to India’s ancient history, ...

In his haste to cram complex events into crisp little episodes, the historian passes over inconvenient details.

In this article, we’ll explore the history of accounting and how it developed over centuries to become the complex, regulated ...

Jonathan Terry, 39, is a self-proclaimed history fan and hopes wearing the “machismo” gear of Roman legionaries will send a ...

Don't know your Latin from your Latium? Never heard of a Mamertine before? Fear not — this is Rome's entire history, start to finish. But the real question is: How often do you think about the Roman ...

Ancient Roman concrete, first used in 3rd century BCE harbors for its water resistance, was vital to the Colosseum's ...

Jonathan Terry has walked several miles of Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland in a replica helmet, armour, belt and shield ...