Most slaves during the Roman Empire were foreigners and, unlike in modern times, Roman slavery was not based on race. Slaves in Rome might include prisoners of war, sailors captured and sold by ...

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

two Jewish outlaws stood trial for a series of crimes including the freeing of slaves without paying the required fees and ...

The papyrus tells a gripping tale of two defendants accused of falsifying documents in the sale of slaves — a crime the Roman Empire took very seriously. Our story begins in the sun-scorched ...

As a result, the Roman state gave legal rewards to women who had successfully given birth. After three live babies (or four children for former slaves), women were recognized as legally independent.

The discovery changes the whole timeline of the collapse. A 13-year archeological excavation has shown that what was once ...

Diocletian, who once ruled territory that now includes Croatia, tried and failed to rein in inflation by dictating prices.

From 'Bachelor' alum Hannah Brown to 'Today' host Carson Daly, several big names have gotten in on the popular TikTok trend How often do you think about the Roman Empire? That's the viral question ...

In these locations, groups of approximately 50 warriors formed self-sufficient communities in which agriculture was organized through slave labor ... The decline of the Roman Empire in the fifth ...