The Roman Empire may have fallen more than 1,500 years ago, but its streets never truly disappeared. Across Europe and the ...

Archaeologists have uncovered what appears to be the largest Roman industrial complex ever discovered in northern Europe, hidden along the banks of the River Wear near Sunderland, England. The ...

Roman Emperor Valerian’s capture by Shapur I at Edessa was the lowest point in Roman history, exposing the empire's sudden ...

A stunning Bronze Age gold ring and a hoard of 21 Roman coins dating back to the reigns of several emperors are among the ...

In reality, after the Assyrian captivity from 720 BC and after the Babylonian captivity from 586 BC, there had not been an ...

A new book by historian and archaeologist Eve MacDonald paints a more complete portrait of the once-great African society ...

Warning: Full spoilers follow for Gladiator II as well as ancient Roman history circa 200 CE. Ridley Scott’s historical action film Gladiator II has arrived, and as with the 2000 original starring ...

Let’s take a closer look at Commodus, the Roman emperor often misrepresented in popular culture. While many know him from ...

Christianity spread across the Roman Empire through persecution, cultural adaptation, and the transformation of pagan beliefs ...

Charlotte Mullins journeys to the North of England for the fourth instalment of our series which highlights the 50 treasure's ...

Ridley Scott’s epic historical sequel, Gladiator II promises to be a dramatic and spectacular, if not particularly historically accurate roller-coaster ride through the Roman Empire. And while there ...

Historian and co-host of The Rest Is History podcast Tom Holland joins Amol to explore the history of radical ideas and what ...