The fall of the Western Roman Empire is a myth that oversimplifies history. Watch how the empire transitioned and survived, ...
Why exactly did the Roman Empire fall? The answer to this question has been heavily debated practically since the empire's collapse. Its demise was likely caused by a combination of many ...
A new map of the Roman Empire's ancient land routes has nearly doubled the length of the confirmed road network, from 190,000 ...
The timeline of the failure of the Roman state is fairly well established and accepted, thanks to the Romans' love of writing. The circumstances contributing to its disintegration, however, have long ...
It is the year 376 A.D. The Roman Empire is 403 years old, counting from its first Emperor, Augustus, who began his rule in 27 B.C. The empire was the largest and most powerful state in the western ...
It has been said that the West was built in the shadow of the Roman Empire. Rome was not built in a single day, and neither was America. Anyone who didn’t sleep through their U.S. history classes ...
Intent on securing peace and prosperity throughout the mighty Roman Empire, the wise diplomat, Emperor Marcus Aurelius, calls together the local governors from all over the Empire, after conquering ...