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

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 terrible epidemic swept through the Roman Empire in the second half of the 2nd century, between 165 and 180 AD, claiming ...

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

Founded in the 4th century, Sümela is a gravity-defying marvel, hanging nearly 1,000 feet over a wooded valley in Turkey, ...

The artifact likely belonged to the Picts, who occupied a large settlement in what is now the town of Burghead Sonja Anderson New research suggests that the Romans defeated the Jewish rebels at ...

In a study recently published in the Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, researcher Brandon McDonald from Tufts University ...

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

I’ve spent much of the past month hiding down a rabbit hole, learning about the Roman Empire and Ancient Rome. And of course ...

Lost Legions follows desperate Roman soldiers scattered after the Battle of Teutoburg Forest, blending the historical with ...

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