The Latest Breaking News from Roman Empire

Rocks from Greenland found on Iceland's west coast could link the late Roman Empire's fall to a spell of sudden climate change. But historians say that the real story is likely much more complicated.

Why empires fall is a question that fascinates many. But in the search for an answer, imagination can run wild. Suggestions have emerged in recent decades that attribute the rise and fall of ancient empires such as the Roman Empire to climate change and disease. This has prompted discussions over…

Your brain on the Roman Empire

It may surprise you to learn that the outskirts of greater Glasgow contains the remains of a bathhouse that was constructed by the Roman Empire in the second century.

Droughts that plagued Europe 1500 years ago may have incentivized raiders that crushed the Roman Empire

Near a sleepy village in southern Romania, a festival featuring historic re-enactments evokes a time when the region was part of the easternmost Dacian provinces of the Roman Empire.

The clatter of shields and battle cries filled the misty air as warriors lifted their swords. Nearby, gladiators fought each other for their lives. A festival that featured historic reenactments brought the ancient Roman era back to life this month near a sleepy village in southern Romania, evoking a time…

A pair of researchers from the Universities of California and Drew, believe they may have solved the mystery of why people living during the time of the Roman Empire used lopsided dice in their games. During the time of the Roman Empire, people played a game called taberna (similar to…

It was 1985, a whopping 37 years ago, that I first caught sight of a man walking down a catwalk in a skirt. Snapshots from Jean-Paul Gaultier’s wonderful Et Dieu crea l’homme collection had made their way onto the news pages of a copy of i-D magazine sat on my…