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

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

Roman emperors were renowned for their ability to project ... limiting freedoms for women and others? Will he hasten the fall of the American empire, or will he turn the tide?

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

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

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 ...

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

Stoicism isn’t just a set of ideas; it’s meant to be put into practice. The ancient philosophy is finding new fans through ...

The Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies held the last installment of its public lecture series this past Wednesday in ...

The Roman Empire collapsed but the way in which it collapsed has been crucially misunderstood. So what have historians gotten ...

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 ...