The inhabitants of Carthage were long thought to have derived from Levantine Phoenicians. But an eight-year study suggests ...

The Roman historian Ammianus Marcellinus (lived circa 330 to 395) claimed in his book "Res Gestae" (Latin for "things done" or "things that happened") that the three groups conspi ...

With the death of Julius Caesar in 44 BCE, Rome entered a period of political upheaval settled only when Caesar's nephew Octavian defeated Mark Antony and Cleopatra, took control of the Empire ... As ...

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Average income in the Roman Empire was 2.25 times the subsistence minimum, compared to 1.88 in the Han Dynasty. The top 1% in Rome earned 19% of total income, while in Han, it was 26%. The Gini ...

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 and the Chinese Han Dynasty may have stood at opposite ends of the Eurasian continent, but they did experience one thing in common — high levels of income inequality. A team of ...

Join us for the first series of History’s Greatest Battles, where we’re heading back to the Roman empire. Emily Briffett is joined by historian Dr Adrian Goldsworthy to look back at five of the most ...

This Is the Largest Gold Nugget in English History Vitellius’ short reign came during the first civil war of the Roman Empire following the death of Nero. Known as the “Year of the Four ...

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 ...