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

The fall of the Roman Empire didn’t happen overnight it was a gradual unraveling driven by internal decay, economic turmoil, and external pressures. This video explores the key events and forces that ...

“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 ...

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 ...

Archaeologists solved the mystery of the ruins of the Desolate Castle, determining that the mysterious site on the Danube River shore was once part of a crucial Roman trade route.

Rocks from Greenland found on Iceland's west coast could link the late Roman Empire's fall to a spell of sudden climate change. But historians say that the real story is likely much more complicated.

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 ...