When it comes to the fall of the Roman Empire, this climate shift may have been the straw that broke the camel’s back.” ...

Archaeologists near Naples, Italy, have made a discovery, uncovering aRoman necropolis that adds a fresh layer to the ...

A new DFG project has been launched to study brick stamps in Roman Trier. Trier reached its peak in the 4th century AD, when ...

A trio of researchers from Bocconi University, in Italy, the University of Cambridge, in the U.K., and Stanford University, ...

The humble fish, or ichthys (ἰχθύς) in Greek, was a symbol that played a crucial role in the early years of Christian history ...

Scholars debate whether the Gospel stories preserve ancient memories or are just Greek literature in disguise. But there’s a ...

A team of archaeologists in Iraq, led by Sebastian Rey, the British Museum’s curator of ancient Mesopotamia, has uncovered compelling evidence of the empire’s formidable bureaucracy.

A stunning and informative graphic from the National Post. Why are we doing this? How can we possibly afford it? Over to you, Bill Kauffman. This is a good place to commend to you my TAC colleague ...

The best hotels in Rome complement the Eternal City’s rich ... The marble sculpture of emperor Augustus from 1 B.C.—one of several Roman works the property has lovingly restored—is not ...

His rule marked the end of the Roman Republic and the start of the Roman Empire. As the first leader of a new era in ancient Rome, Augustus faced numerous challenges legitimizing his rule. Despite ...

By the time Rome conquered Greece in 146 BC, Sparta was already a shadow of its former self, far from the mighty and fearsome superpower of the ancient world ... However, by the time of the Roman ...