The discovery changes the whole timeline of the collapse. A 13-year archeological excavation has shown that what was once believed a backwater town for the Roman Empire lasted far longer than ...

Trajan's reign takes Rome one more step toward universality. Now, educated and wealthy men from all over the Empire are eligible for the highest office. 180 AD - Pax Romana ends. The death of ...

This story appears in the January/February 2017 issue of National Geographic History magazine ... Europe where he pillaged the riches of the Roman Empire. But he was stopped by a confederation ...

Following the initial invasion of Britain, the Roman emperor, Claudius, arrived to symbolically lead his army to victory. In August, the Romans captured Camulodunum (Colchester), the capital of ...

Between 6 B.C. and A.D. 4, Roman legions established ... Rome itself and halted the empire’s conquest of Germany. “This was a battle that changed the course of history,” says Peter S.

But finding the dead — that is unique for the entire Roman history.” Soldiers in the Roman Empire were typically cremated until the third century. The pit where the bodies were deposited ...

These events are told by two historians, Tacitus (Agricola 14-17; Annals 14:29-39) and Dio Cassius (Roman History 62:1-12).

Historian Bettany Hughes explores why Britain became part of the Roman Empire in 43AD and what it ... Suitable for: History at KS2 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and Second level in ...