Historian Adrian Goldsworthy reveals the brutal training, bureaucratic grind and uncertain rewards of life in the Roman ...

There are more than 50 theories for the function of this 12-sided, pentagonal-faced bronze object — but archaeologists have ...

Julius has increased a bit from its 1994 low point. That’s probably because the similar Julian has boomed. Perhaps in another ...

Rocks on Iceland beaches confirm the Late Antique Little Ice Age, caused by volcanic eruptions, precipitated the fall of the Roman Empire.

Caligula, the notoriously erratic Roman emperor known for his bloodthirsty cruelty, probably also possessed a nerd's ...

THE luxurious but tragedy-stricken villa where the first Roman emperor, Augustus, is believed to have died has been unearthed ...

"Veni, vidi, vici," or "I came, I saw, I conquered," is a phrase popularly attributed to Julius Caesar — but why did the ...

Featured artefacts from The British Museum’s world-famous collection include the double-headed serpent of the Aztecs, the ...

Belisarius was the Byzantine military genius behind Justinian's conquests. His incredible victories were overshadowed by an ...

When the Western Roman Empire fell, its influence endured - reshaped and reasserted by those eager to carry its mantle. In ...

A recent study by historian Connor Beattie, published in the Journal of Ancient History, reveals a little-known but crucial ...

Data is power, and man has known it for centuries. In these excerpts, the author juxtaposes some of the earliest data collectors, as early as 48 BCE, to today’s age, where data is collected at every ...