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

Lead pollution might sound like a modern problem, but people were subjected to significant levels during antiquity, too.

There are "any number of specific reasons why men might think a lot about the Roman Empire, to be sure, but in my experience, lots of people spend a lot of time thinking about history," historian ...

The Roman Empire is divided into two parts ... leaving the Senate—an institution that traced its history to the eighth century B.C.—as little more than a city council. By the time Odoacer ...

Learn how researchers examined lead levels in ice cores dating back to the Roman Empire, and found concentrations high enough ...

Researchers Stunned After Finding 2000-Yr-Old Rare Leather Boxing Gloves, Revealed Hidden History of the Sport in the Roman ...

A silver amulet found next to a skeleton in a 1,800-year-old grave in Germany speaks to the importance — and the risk — of being Christian in Roman times.

Evidence shows women gladiators fought in front of crowds in Ancient Rome. Evidence shows us that women gladiators fought in ...

Theatres were built throughout the Roman Empire. Their design was usually a ... were popular while other plays focused on Roman history. The first theatre that was permanently built was the ...

This story appears in the January/February 2017 issue of National Geographic History magazine. The emperor Hadrian was well known for building monuments across the Roman Empire, a territory that ...

The Roman Empire lowered IQ levels across Europe according to a new study, due to the vast quantities of lead pollution.