Ancient Rome continues to fascinate us, with each new generation seeing echoes of its own hopes and fears in the rise and fall of an empire that seems simultaneously modern and alien. Only a handful ...

Cambridge Ma.: The Belknap Press, Harvard University Press, 2019. Pp. xxx, 382+. Illus., maps, appends., biblio., index. $35.00. ISBN: 0674660137 The Last Age of the ...

Constantine's Death Threatened to Split the Roman Empire Constantine's death would drive a crack through the Roman Empire, splitting it into West and East. Over the next several hundred years, parts ...

EVANSTON, Ill. — All roads may lead to Rome, but some are much smoother than others. A new interactive map of the Roman Empire that includes roads, rivers and hundreds of sea routes allows users to ...

While many date the collapse of the Roman Empire to the fifth century, in reality it didn't fall until AD 1453. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

A letter written by a Roman emperor helped lead a team of archaeologists to an ancient temple that "adds significant insights into the social changes" from pagan beliefs to Christianity in the Roman ...

It’s not every day that a jaunt with a metal detector turns up something truly revelatory. One might expect to find a vintage engagement ring or a necklace lost to time—but a set of over a thousand ...