Three consecutive years of drought contributed to the "Barbarian Conspiracy," a pivotal moment in the history of Roman ...

On a riverside in eastern Austria sat a mysterious set of ruins. Some believed it to be an abandoned, run-down castle. Others ...

They fought the Egyptians, sacked Babylon, and built elaborate cities. Then the Hittites vanished. Today, new discoveries are ...

A team of international scientists, led by researchers from the University of Southampton, has traced strange, out-of-place ...

Exactly what caused the collapse of the mighty Roman Empire has been hotly debated practically since the fall itself. Was ...

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The geopolitical importance of Cyprus has been both a blessing and a curse, sparking centuries of conflict over control of ...

The victory of Emperor Constantine during a civil war allowed for some of the most dramatic events in Roman history. The emperor’s tale of divine intervention at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge ...

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The site where the artifacts were discovered was a third-century C.E. temple dedicated to Mithras, a deity who gained cult-like worship in the Roman Empire. The London Museum's sweeping ...

Landmarks are an easy way to orient travelers and help locales put themselves on the map. But not all landmarks ... queuing up for the Colosseum in Rome, the Empire State Building in New York ...

Pope Francis has appeared at his window of the Gemelli hospital in Rome and offered a blessing for the first time since being admitted on 14 February. The 88-year-old pontiff was discharged ...