I am rather fond of my native land and her robust and quirky republican traditions, but Jesus did not preach democracy nor ...

From emperors and conspiracies to gladiatorial games and daily life—see how well you know the empire that shaped the ancient ...

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

Gladiator II” is more a swaggering, sword-and-sandal epic that prizes the need to entertain above all else. Denzel Washington ...

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

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

Edward Gibbons in The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire stated that “a hasty zeal to reform the corrupted state . . . proved fatal to himself and his country.” One institution had gained in wealth ...

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 ...

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 ...

Paul Mescal and Denzel Washington power the long awaited sequel of Ridley Scott's Oscar winner 'Gladiator' with a new story ...

Governmental imbalance and you will monetary decline got poor the brand new Empire ... a far cry regarding the resident armies of your own Roman Republic and/or elite legions of your own very early ...