The Roman emperors were once the most famous people in the world, ruling over an empire that stretched between what are now ...

Silver fueled the rise of the Roman Empire. But the ancient process of mining and extracting silver was also making the air ...

Edward “Ted” James Champlin, the Cotsen Professor in the Humanities, Emeritus, and professor of classics, emeritus, died of ...

A team of archaeologists recently discovered a hoard of 141 Roman gold coins dating back to around the Fourth Century CE in ...

Archaeologists in Luxembourg have discovered a lavish 1,700-year-old hoard of Roman gold coins that had been placed near the ...

A hoard of Roman coins dating from the Fourth century and covering the reign of nine emperors has been found in northern ...

Using modern evidence of lead pollution and its health effects, the international team calculates that lead exposure in the ...

Scientists are exploring the role of lead pollution in the decline of the Roman Empire, proposing that chronic lead exposure ...

Why empires fall is a question that fascinates many. But in the search for an answer, imagination can run wild. Suggestions ...

The Roman Empire was a force unlike any other, shaping the ancient world through innovation, conquest, and culture. This ...

Events that occurred this week in Christian history include the abdication of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, the birth of ...

The new research adds context to a long-standing debate about the role lead pollution and poisoning may have played in the ...