Geological evidence off the coast of Iceland suggests climate change as a key factor in the decline of the Roman Empire.

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

Using tree-ring data from ancient oaks, the team reconstructed rainfall levels in southern Britain during the years preceding ...

Archaeologists solved the mystery of the ruins of the Desolate Castle, determining that the mysterious site on the Danube ...

As the largest town closest to the volcano, Pompeii suffered the most damage and was essentially wiped off the map. It was ...

Stretching from the heart of Rome into the Italian countryside, the Appian Way is more than just a road—it’s a path through ...

The skeleton was excavated from Driffield Terrace, one of the most significant Roman-era burial sites in Britain.

This period was marked by conflict along the Danube frontier between the Roman Empire to the south and Germanic tribes to the ...

Partly cloudy with a high of 73 °F (22.8 °C). Winds WSW at 8 to 9 mph (12.9 to 14.5 kph). Night - Partly cloudy. Winds variable at 5 to 8 mph (8 to 12.9 kph). The overnight low will be 50 °F ...

Half a century later, when Bonaparte dissolved the Holy Roman Empire in 1806, these arguments had ceased to serve their purpose. Despite a lack of maps, which makes it difficult to grasp the ...

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 ...

This surprisingly entertaining film examines the 1975 fiscal crisis that nearly led the city to bankruptcy. The movie’s conclusions remain relevant today. By Alissa Wilkinson Tom Hardy is a ...