According to a recent study, the Late Antique Little Ice Age (LALIA), a climate crisis in the 6th century lasting 200 to 300 years, may have contributed to the fall of the Roman Empire ...

the capitals) by location on a map: see the long list of Online Maps ... Antioch - 3 rd largest city of Roman empire; early Christian center (Acts 11:19-30; 13:1-3; 14:24-15:35; 18:22-23) CILICIA ...

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

The pope’s portrait is everywhere these days. Here, we found it in a store of liturgical paraphernalia in central Rome. There were also many other symbols around, as a testament to how religion and ...

Rocks from Greenland found on Iceland's west coast could link the late Roman Empire's fall to a spell of sudden climate ...

Trying to get from point A to point B? If only it were that simple! With any manner of travel these days, you’ve got options: planes, trains, buses, ferries, and beyond. And finding the best pat ...

Partly cloudy with a high of 61 °F (16.1 °C). Winds WSW at 9 mph (14.5 kph). Night - Cloudy. Winds from WSW to SW at 6 to 9 mph (9.7 to 14.5 kph). The overnight low will be 51 °F (10.6 °C ...

Night - Partly cloudy. Winds NE. The overnight low will be 30 °F (-1.1 °C). Cloudy with a high of 58 °F (14.4 °C) and a 37% chance of precipitation. Winds variable at 5 to 15 mph (8 to 24.1 ...

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, and ...

Pagans in Europe and the Middle East gave presents at several winter festivals, including Saturnalia, a raucous Roman festival in honor of Saturn, god of agriculture, which began on Dec. 17.