There’s a saying that, when Rome falls, the whole world will fall. Which frankly seems a little melodramatic and egotistical ...

The fall of the Western Roman Empire was not a single event but a chain reaction. Key battles such as Adrianople, the Frigidus River, the Catalonian Plains, and Cape Bon drained manpower, morale, and ...

Drawing heavily from antiquity, the Byzantine contribution to education and higher learning is immense, despite often being ...

On the other hand, Rachman’s invocation (somewhere between a fond hope and plaintive cry) of a post-Neronian presidency overlooks the fact that the normal political order in Rome was substantially ...

The Eastern Roman Empire did not fall overnight. For centuries it faced relentless waves of migration — Lombards in Italy, ...

Ancient Rome didn’t abandon its gods overnight. The rise of Christianity was a slow transformation of the cult-based religious order that had structured Roman life for centuries ...

Roman carriage ornament found in Essex depicts a panther crushing a human head, a brutal symbol of imperial power.

What is the 'welfare crunch' and what does it mean for the future of health and care? Luca Tiratelli explores.

After the end of the war in Ukraine, what would be the nature of a European order that included Russia instead of marginalizing it? What is the future for Europe in an increasingly multipolar world?

For decades, one theory has fascinated historians and the general public: the idea that the Roman Empire fell, at least in ...

This series chronicles the lives of Rome's greatest gladiators - from Spartacus's defiant rebellion to Flamma's ultimate sacrifice in the arena. Their stories reveal the brutal rise and fall of ...

Here are seven notable historical events that happened on Valentine’s Day.