Here, we explore six notable civilizations that have collapsed, shedding light on some of the causes behind their demise and ...

The official date of the Roman empire’s end is generally considered to be 476 C.E. However, the empire did not succumb to a sudden collapse. It had been slowly declining over the course of several ...

Augustus, though careful to preserve the appearance of republican institutions, held ultimate authority, effectively making ...

The legendary Roman empire took in every country around the Mediterranean Sea (which the Romans called “Mare Nostrum”—”Our Sea.”) It was so powerful that it managed to last for 500 years in the West ...

A pit of human bones, potential evidence of a catastrophic epidemic that struck Constantinople in 541 A.D. Sulfur deposits ...

As a scholar of classical antiquity and history of political thought, I believe I am well positioned to situate the current ...

The "remarkable" church, thought to be more than 1,600 years old, was found in an ancient city by a desert oasis.

A collection of things contributed to the collapse of the Roman Empire. However, researchers are now suggesting that climate change contributed to the collapse. The Roman Empire benefitted from ...

Rome teeters on the brink in Ridley Scott’s “Gladiator II.” Its fall is said to be imminent. The dream it once symbolized is ...

An investigation is carried out by experts, who demonstrate that a significant drop in temperature as well as successive fatal diseases weakened the foundations of the Roman Empire.