The year 476 AD is often described as the moment the Roman Empire fell. But what actually happened? Romulus Augustus was deposed by Odoacer, a Germanic general serving within the Roman system. The ...

When Nero died in 68 AD, the Roman world was thrown into confusion as multiple impostors emerged claiming to be the fallen emperor, exploiting fame, distance, and weak communication to gather soldiers ...

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

Europe’s beloved chestnut season is coming to an end. That’s calling attention to new research on chestnut pollen deposits, which suggests chestnut trees may date back to the rise and fall of the ...

The Roman general is considered one of the greatest strategists in history. Beyond that, he was also a renowned orator and ...

In the grand cities of ancient Rome, aqueducts delivered life-giving water to fountains, baths, and homes. The concrete Romans invented allowed them to build these vast networks. But those systems ...

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 ...

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 ...

HISTORY repeated in the fall of empire after empire — and looks set to do so with America’s global dominance. And the ...

The initial mistake was embracing the anti-nationalist philosophy that Soviet communism had implanted. It metastasized in the ...

Chincha, in southern Peru, is one of several river valleys along the desert coast fed by Andean highland waters, which have long been key to irrigation agriculture. About 25 kilometers out to sea are ...

Fuelled by those iconic TV ads and catchy 131 241 slogans, the restaurant chain was one of the country’s largest pizza chains in the 90s. The company grew into a 180-store empire, spanning across ...