So, what caused the downfall of the Roman Empire (which began in 27 BC)? Economy, administration: why did the Roman Empire collapse? For several decades, barbarian tribes had been challenging ...

Advanced computer modeling of atmospheric movement then produced maps of atmospheric ... the 1st Century BC, before increasing around 15BC following the rise of the Roman Empire.

A 13-year archeological excavation has shown that what was once believed a backwater town for the Roman Empire lasted far longer ... by Julius Caesar in 46 BC, likely because Intermana Lirenas ...

It took two men to wrestle Rome back from chaos and turn a republic into an empire. In the first century BC, Rome was a republic. Power lay in the hands of the Senate, elected by Roman citizens.

62 BC – 14 AD / Reigned 31 BC – 14 AD) had to fight for his throne. His long rule saw a huge expansion in the Roman Empire and the beginnings of a dynasty that, over the next century ...