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 ...

“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.

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 ...

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 ...

In the worst, it faces the fall of the Roman Empire. As it was for Rome, so too will it be for America — unless, they suggest, we learn the lessons of history. Whether they focus on the fall of ...