Column: The decline and fall of American civility
This column’s title is borrowed from Edward Gibbons’ epic tome "The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire," written in 1776. I ...
Smithsonian Magazine1mon
Ancient Romans Breathed in Enough Lead to Lower Their IQs, Study Finds. Did That Toxin Contribute to the Empire’s Fall?
Hussain Didi via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 3.0 Did lead poisoning contribute to the fall of the Roman Empire? It’s a question historians have long debated, since the Romans sweetened ...
GamingOnLinux10d
Yield! Fall of Rome is the 'child of Polytopia and Civilization' out in Early Access and Steam Deck Verified
A bit of strategy gaming on the go? Developer Billionworlds and publisher Daedalic Entertainment recently announced the ...
Fast Company13d
What’s the Roman salute? Here’s the history of Musk’s controversial hand gesture
[Photo: Angela Weiss/AFP/Getty Images (Musk)] From airing his views on the fall of the Roman empire (demographic decline) to ...
Emperor: Rise & Fall of a Dynasty
The history of the Roman Empire through the eyes of Livia Drusilla examines the reign of the empress's husband Augustus. It also covers the reigns of Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, and Nero.
The Washington Post29d
Roman Empire’s lead pollution was high enough to lower IQs, study says
The study also could add fuel to a fraught and long-standing debate about whether mass lead poisoning could have contributed to the fall of the Roman Empire. “Ancient texts and archaeological ...