The Eastern and Western Roman Empires had a layered history, experienced a major division, and left lasting cultural and ...

Two thousand years ago, the Roman Army embarked on a far-flung hunt for silver. A new discovery reveals how close they came ...

The Roman Empire built 73 miles of wall to fortify its northern border in Great Britain. In AD 122, the Emperor Hadrian ...

Industrial pollution has been having a negative impact on human health since the height of the Roman Empire, reveals new ...

Classical archaeologist Michael Guggenberger, who has published several studies on the objects, described them in a 2000 ...

In a new TikTok trend, women are discovering that their partners and male friends think about the Roman Empire — a period of time that lasted from 27 B.C. to 476 A.D. — more often than anyone ...

Nine of the worst Roman emperors, known for madness, violence, corruption, and misrule, ultimately pushed the Roman Empire ...

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

The Roman Empire reached its greatest size under the reign of Trajan in 117 AD. To aid in administration, it was divided into provinces. The number of provinces changed over time as territories ...

Bones found at the site of an ancient fish-processing plant were used to genetically identify the species that went into a ...