The intimate artwork was taken during WWII by a German Nazi army captain assigned to military logistics in Italy.

Rocks on Iceland beaches confirm the Late Antique Little Ice Age, caused by volcanic eruptions, precipitated the fall of the Roman Empire.

Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus, the Byzantine Emperor who preferred books and who offered us a detailed account of Byzantine ...

Victor Davis Hanson compares America's current historical moment to the period surrounding the life of Christ, when the Roman Republic transformed into the Roman Empire, during an interview with ...

The Gough Map. Credit: Public domain / Wikimedia Commons The roads built by the Romans in Britain continued to be used for both travel and trade in the Middle Ages for more than a thousand years after ...

Although the team obviously can’t tie zircon minerals to the Roman Empire’s collapse, their lengthy migration inside frozen chunks of glacier further underscore the 6th century ice age’s ...

They found that the average income for people living during the Roman Empire was approximately 2.25 times the subsistence minimum and 1.88 for those living during the Han Dynasty.

Members of Trump’s coterie are obsessed with ancient Rome and its collapse. But their interpretation of Roman history is based on common misconceptions.

Ancient lead pollution may have lowered IQs across the Roman Empire 'To my knowledge, it’s the first large-scale pollution event from industrial activities.' Lauren Leffer Jan 6, 2025 3:10 PM EST ...

Ancient shipwrecks have given scientists fresh insights into why the final remnants of the Roman Empire collapsed - nearly 1,000 years after the fall of Rome. In 330AD, Emperor Constantine split ...

A humorous TikTok trend last year revealed that average American guys think about the Roman Empire anywhere from once a month to several times a day. If you’re a guy, what will surprise you ...

Best books on Roman history, from Romulus and Remus to the decline of Empire - A curated list for those who can’t stop ...