At the centre of the Roman empire stood the emperor and the court surrounding him. The systematic investigation of this court in its own right, however, has been a relatively late development in the ...

An eclectic mix of cultures, traditions, flavors and colors greets visitors to Istanbul, where Europe meets Asia, East meets ...

In Wales an example of a 'composite deity' was found in temple dedicated to Mars-Oculus at Caerwent, and a stone head dating from around 300 AD found ... religion of the Roman empire, and over ...

Nearly 2,000 years ago this was the line that divided the Roman Empire from the rest of the world ... Military bases were often ad hoc installations set up to watch rivers and other key supply ...

The coin bearing the name of Sponsian and his portrait was found more than 300 years ago in Transylvania ... off from the rest of the Roman empire in around 260 AD. There was a pandemic, civil ...

Spanning over 700 years, Room 41 traces the story of Europe from AD 300. The centuries AD 300–1100 witnessed great change in Europe. The Roman Empire broke down in the west, but continued as the ...

The most infamous execution of history occurred approximately 29 AD with the crucifixion of Jesus Christ outside Jerusalem. About 300 years later ... penalties in the Roman Empire.

Founded in 300 BC, Antioch (present-day Antakya, Turkey) was one of the most important political and cultural centers of the Greek East, and it became one of the great metropolises of the Roman Empire ...

In AD 106, the Dacians (from modern-day Romania) were defeated by Emperor Trajan and the Roman Empire, following a series of brutal ... but it is tantalising to think that some 300 years after coming ...