‘A Roman Triumph’, 1890. From “Cassell’s Illustrated Universal History Vol. II - Rome”, by Edmund Ollier (Getty) Scientists have uncovered evidence that sheds light on a little-known ice age that may ...

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Is this the real reason the Roman Empire collapsed? Throughout antiquity, kingdoms and nations rose and fell but Rome stood strong—until its steep decline. The fall of this ancient superpower is so ...

There is mounting evidence that after the Romans left Britain, the region's economy didn't suffer as badly as once thought. Reading time: Reading time 2 minutes The period after the Roman Empire ...

A 13-year archeological excavation has shown that what was once believed a backwater town for the Roman Empire lasted far longer than originally believed. Interamna Lirenas was a thriving town well ...