The transformation of the Roman Empire into what modern historians call Byzantium was not a single event but a gradual ...

One of the best-preserved ancient Roman homes on the Palatine Hill is opening to the public for the first time, albeit via a ...

Think the Roman Empire is ancient history? Think again. From the U.S. Capitol to memorials and monuments, Roman influence is everywhere — even in how we name buildings and design cities. This short ...

With one of the largest and most significant empires in history, the Romans ruled territories across Europe, North Africa and the Middle East for more than a thousand years. Their legacy lives on ...

The so called Byzantine Empire never called itself Byzantine. Long after the fall of Rome in the West its people still believed they were Romans heirs of Caesar and Augustus. This video shows how war ...

One of the best-preserved ancient Roman homes on the Palatine Hill is opening to the public for the first time, albeit via a livestreamed tour of its hard-to-reach underground frescoes and mosa ...

The find places north-east England firmly within Roman Britain's industrial heartland and suggests a level of economic sophistication previously unrecognized in this frontier region. The discovery ...

The life of Gaius Cornelius Gallus (ca. 70–27 BCE) shows what happened to politicians in ancient Rome who fell out of favor ...

Historian Southon (A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum) surveys 1,100 years of Roman history in this expert and wittily conversational narrative. By profiling 21 relatively unknown women, ...

This hidden hilltop gem between Rome and Florence is a small Italian town that's big on historic charm and overflowing with ...