The fall of Ravenna signaled more than a military defeat; it was the symbolic end of Roman rule in the West. Discover how ...

The fall of the Western Roman Empire is a myth that oversimplifies history. Watch how the empire transitioned and survived, shaping Italy’s future for centuries.

The rise of Donald Trump supposedly heralds the decline of the American idea, according to many of his critics, who’ve taken the opportunity to compare this moment to the fall of Rome’s ...

And the fall of the Roman Empire represented the single greatest step backward in the long but uneven march of human civilization. Advertisement. What accounts for this epochal setback?

In August of 410 CE, the city of Rome was sacked for the first time in almost 800 years. The last time Rome had dealt with outsiders taking the city, it had been a band of Gauls in 387/6 BCE.

For 1,500 years, we have picked the wrong time for the fall of Rome. Here's why that fabricated history still matters today.

Scientists have uncovered evidence that sheds light on a little-known ice age that may have contributed to the decline of the Roman Empire. "Unusual rocks," discovered in Iceland, are believed to ...