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

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

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 ...

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

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

Had enough of the crowds? Once you’ve seen Rome, consider a day trip to these lesser known but no less beautiful towns for ...

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

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 ...