Yet Trimalchio was mistaken. He had not reckoned with Kim Bowes, professor of ancient history and archaeology at the ...

Archaeologists have uncovered what appears to be the largest Roman industrial complex ever discovered in northern Europe, hidden along the banks of the River Wear near Sunderland, England. The ...

The British northern frontier was the edge of the Roman world — and a place of violence, boredom and opportunity, experts told Live Science. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

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The Roman Empire began in 27 B.C., when Octavian, Julius Caesar's adopted son and heir, was granted the title "Augustus," meaning "revered one," by the Roman senate. This new title signified ...

The Romans oversaw one of the largest and most important empires in history – these are the most extraordinary treasures they left behind.

History has ordered Barbarians Rising, an eight-part docudrama that tells the story of the rise and fall of the Roman Empire. The limited event series is a global co-production for History channels ...

From 500 BCE on, the Roman Empire extended its territory across parts of Europe and North Africa until its frontier totaled some 7,500 kilometres by the 2nd century. The Romanian segment, the Dacian ...

The Roman Empire may have fallen more than 1,500 years ago, but its streets never truly disappeared. Across Europe and the ...