The iconic Roman infantryman, the backbone of Rome's military might, underwent significant transformations as the empire entered its late stages. Initially, Roman legionaries were elite soldiers, ...

Throughout antiquity, kingdoms and nations rose and fell but Rome stood strong—until its steep decline. The fall of this ...

From the legendary origins of Romulus and Remus, this video takes you on a journey through the rise and fall of one of ...

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Absolutely, but not in a vacuum. One of the strangest things about crediting climate change with the fall of the Roman empire is the way in which it strips events of human agents.

The Journal of Roman Studies publishes papers in the full range of the field which the Roman Society was established to promote, i.e. 'the study of the history, archaeology, literature and art of ...

This week’s entry: Decline Of The Roman Empire What it’s about: At its peak in the 2nd century AD, the Roman Empire ruled over 70 million people (about 21 percent of the world’s population).

In the sixth century, the Eastern empire reconquered Italy, maintaining a precarious hold on parts of it for another five centuries. This neglected, poorly documented period, “Late Antiquity” (the old ...