Rocks on Iceland beaches confirm the Late Antique Little Ice Age, caused by volcanic eruptions, precipitated the fall of the Roman Empire.

By most historical accounts, the Roman Emperor Caligula was a nightmare–a sadistic, debaucherous, and unstable despot.

The excavation, which followed the discovery of two Roman swords in 2023, is providing historians with fresh insights into ...

Researchers think the camp was built during the second century C.E. Stretching across 22 acres, it was identified using a ...

The underground cemeteries, nearly 2,000 years old, hold some of the earliest evidence of Christian faith, belief in the ...

The hit historical drama has shot to the top of the streaming charts over a decade after airing its final episode.

The Wizard of Oz doesn’t have a proper king, but it does have not one, not two, but three bad leaders who get deposed over ...

After Crassus built the wall, Spartacus had no choice but to lead his army through the rugged terrain of the Aspromonte mountain. With Roman forces controlling the coast, his options were limited.

The ultimate lesson of the Roman Republic’s fate is that once you’ve allowed one man to rule as a monarch, even if you pretend he doesn’t, you are past the point of no return.

The assassination of Julius Caesar was reenacted in Rome at the exact same place where it had taken place 2,000 years ago. Credit: Flickr/ Colin Bewes CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 On March 15th, a group of ancient ...