A new book explores how the Roman Empire influenced early Scandinavian societies, laying the foundation for Viking civilization.

When the Roman Empire began collapsing, Christianity prevailed and the Roman Catholic Church kept its territories together.

A link between the Huns and Xiongnu was long suspected and now scientists say DNA evidence links the two empires across the ...

Alliances of Germanic tribes famously fought back against the Roman Empire as it attempted to expand its borders around the beginning of the millennium. The earliest information on Germanic ...

Learn more about the influence the Vikings had on the English language.

For nearly two millennia, the papacy has shaped world history, standing at the intersection of faith, politics, and power.

The Roman Empire was one of the greatest empires in history ... Externally, the west was constantly invaded by various barbarian tribes. While Rome had long contended with Germanic groups, the western ...

Now a popular tourist destination along the Adriatic coast, Rimini—or Ariminum in ancient times—had been a major Roman town for ... from A.D. 260– 268) Germanic tribes made incursions ...

What was it like to command vast legions of soldiers and have them fight for your honor and the honor of the empire they served? If you’ve wondered these questions, then play Roman Empire Wars ...