A discovery in an English garden led to the first direct evidence that man fought beast to entertain the subjects of the ...

of rivers and canals Map reveals how much it would have cost to travel on roads and seas across the empire in 200 CE It calculates the route based on the season, or mode of transport chosen - and ...

For the first time, an archaeological investigation has conclusively documented the existence of a brückenkopfkastell—a Roman ...

Ranking immediately below senators, equestrians became an important human resource, whose work underpinned the smooth running of the Roman Empire. As its name suggests, the equestrian class was ...

Scientists have uncovered evidence that sheds light on a little-known ice age that may have contributed to the decline of the Roman Empire. "Unusual rocks," discovered in Iceland, are believed to ...

The Roman Empire began in 27BC when Augustus became the first official Roman emperor. At its height, it spanned as far west as northern England and as far east as Syria. Life in the Roman Empire ...

For around 100 years (a century), the Roman army had been building an empire across Europe ... they wanted to make use of the amazing natural resources to be found here. Caesar wrote, "The ...

A Mass Grave for Fighters in a Roman Empire-Era Battle Is Revealed in Vienna VIENNA (AP) — As construction crews churned up dirt to renovate a Vienna soccer field last October, they happened ...