A new study has found new evidence to suggest that a little-known factor played an important role in the Eastern Roman Empire ...

Unusual rocks on an Icelandic beach were dropped there by icebergs, adding to evidence that an unusually cool period preceded ...

Scientists have found new evidence showing the scale of the Late Antique Little Ice Age. The University of Southampton team, ...

A 13-year archeological excavation has shown that what was once believed a backwater town for the Roman Empire ... effects of the empire’s collapse well into the 3 rd century AD.

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The most infamous execution of history occurred approximately 29 AD with the crucifixion of Jesus Christ outside Jerusalem. About 300 years later ... penalties in the Roman Empire.

A team of scientists from the University of Southampton, in partnership with researchers from Queen’s University in Canada and the Chinese Acad ...

Credit: Stavros CC BY 2.0 Imagine the warriors of Greece’s Sparta, once the most feared soldiers in the ancient world, reduced to performing for crowds of Roman tourists ... the legendary 300 warriors ...

Completed in 90 AD, it could seat 20,000 spectators and hosted gladiator battles, animal fights, and theatrical performances. After the fall of the Roman Empire, the arena was ... Today, about 300 ...

Art and sculpture, wine and pasta, the Leaning Tower of Pisa, Vatican City and Venice are just some of what Italy is famous ...