German author and poet Johann Wolfgang Goethe once said about Rome, “Only in Rome is it possible to understand Rome.” The city has a complex and rich history behind it. Once the capital of a sprawling ...

Despite the Roman Empire's extensive military and cultural influence on the nearby Balkan peninsula, a DNA analysis of individuals who lived in the region between 1 and 1000 CE found no genetic ...

“Great civilizations are not murdered. Instead, they take their own lives.” The great historian Arnold Toynbee concluded this ...

The Roman Empire was a force unlike any other, shaping the ancient world through innovation, conquest, and culture. This video traces its epic journey, from the rise of its republic to the height of ...

The Western Roman Empire famously ended in A.D. 476 when its last emperor abdicated the throne. But the city of Rome continued on. So what happened to the "Eternal City" after it was no longer the ...

It has become fashionable to compare the United States’ current disarray to that of ancient Rome. The parallels are easy to make — both are powerful empires, nominally operating by the rule of the ...

New research examines how lead was used in Rome in daily life, and what archaeological evidence reveals about its health effects.

From gladiators to vomitoriums, delve into Rome’s most persistent myths and find out what really happened. A conservationist restores a Roman bust. Many Roman statues appear starkly white today. Yet ...

The Roman Empire is one of the most famous empires in history, which at one point was basically the world's first superpower with how much of the world it encompassed. It has been a fascinating ...

This image shows the skull of the East African individual plus the oil lamp with the legionary eagle that he was buried with. Despite the Roman Empire’s extensive military and cultural influence on ...