A new study, though, has posited that a climactic event called the Late Antique Little Ice Age may have been the straw that broke the camel's back, so to speak. Did this mini-ice ...

The fall of the Roman Empire didn’t happen overnight it was a gradual unraveling driven by internal decay, economic turmoil, ...

The roads built by the Romans in Britain continued to be used for both travel and trade in the Middle Ages for more than a ...

2012 Frontiers of the Roman Empire: Hadrian's Wall. Map 1: Skinburness (north) to Maryport (south) 2012 Frontiers of the Roman Empire: Hadrian's Wall. Map 2: Cardurnock (west) to Willowholme, Carlisle ...

“Ravenna attracted the best artists and architects from around the empire,” noted Claudia Frassineti ... many of its majestic Roman-era structures have simply vanished and been replaced ...

The Roman Empire was created and controlled by its soldiers. At the core of the army were its legions, which were without equal in their training, discipline and fighting ability. By the time ...

acquired a 22-foot-long medieval scroll portraying a map of the world, from the Atlantic to the mouth of the Ganges, as it existed during the Roman Empire. The map's origins were obscure ...

As the Roman Empire spread across Europe, North Africa and the Middle East, the baths followed, bringing daily civilization to millions of people. Inside the Thermae Most bath complexes were Thermae.