There’s a saying that, when Rome falls, the whole world will fall. Which frankly seems a little melodramatic and egotistical ...

The year 476 AD is often described as the moment the Roman Empire fell. But what actually happened? Romulus Augustus was deposed by Odoacer, a Germanic general serving within the Roman system. The ...

The fall of the Western Roman Empire was not a single event but a chain reaction. Key battles such as Adrianople, the Frigidus River, the Catalonian Plains, and Cape Bon drained manpower, morale, and ...

On the other hand, Rachman’s invocation (somewhere between a fond hope and plaintive cry) of a post-Neronian presidency overlooks the fact that the normal political order in Rome was substantially ...

A rtificial Intelligence (AI) has been able to crack the rules of a mysterious Roman board game that’s been lost to history for over 1,500 years. By analysing the scratches on a weathered limestone ...

There are different theories about why the holiday falls in the middle of February, but the month has always been associated ...

This ancient queen of Palmyra conquered Egypt, captured Roman provinces, and nearly transformed her realm into an empire ...

Millions visit the vast and remarkably preserved ancient city of Ephesus each year, stepping back through the centuries to walk marble streets, explore Roman baths and admire landmarks like the ...

Drawing heavily from antiquity, the Byzantine contribution to education and higher learning is immense, despite often being ...

Dear Action Line, I live on the north side of town and noticed the street sweeper yesterday. I assume it wouldn’t be running ...

Do you know that hauntingly beautiful moment in a story where the narrator zooms the perspective out just enough for you to see that everything is ...