Are you not entertained? New analysis from the bones of an ancient gladiator discovered in York suggests that British ...

Aerial View of Ancient Roman Ruins in Rome. Scientists have found that the 'Little Ice Age' may have contributed to the fall of the Roman Empire almost 572 years ago. For a long time, it had been ...

In the worst, it faces the fall of the Roman Empire. As it was for Rome, so too will it be for America — unless, they suggest, we learn the lessons of history. Whether they focus on the fall of ...

The lines (called zoning) record the growth of the crystal in magmas over time, much like tree rings. (Image Credit: Dr Christopher Spencer, Queen's University, Canada) Though the collapse of the ...

Among many other things, Easter is an opportunity to reflect on Jesus' relationship to political power. Modern readers of the ...

According to a recent study, the Late Antique Little Ice Age (LALIA), a climate crisis in the 6th century lasting 200 to 300 years, may have contributed to the fall of the Roman Empire ...

Pope Francis, who is in daily contact with Gazans, has consistently called for an end to the Israeli assault and for ...

An excavation in northern Sudan suggests there were limits to the military might of the Roman Empire – even if the Romans weren’t prepared to admit them. The imperial forces claimed they ...

The Roman Empire and the Chinese Han Dynasty may have stood at opposite ends of the Eurasian continent, but they did experience one thing in common — high levels of income inequality. A team of ...