Here, we explore six notable civilizations that have collapsed, shedding light on some of the causes behind their demise and ...

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

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 ...

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope team shared Thursday the designs for the three core surveys the mission will conduct ...

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

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 ...

In this Kings and Generals documentary, we explore the chaos and political power struggle that erupted after the ...

Researchers have found evidence to suggest that a 'little ice age' contributed to the Roman Empire's collapse 572 years ago. Experts have long theorized that a change in Earth's climate may ...

This period of climatic cooling is believed to have played a significant role in the collapse of the Roman Empire. Tom Gernon, professor of earth science at the University of Southampton ...

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 ...