A few years ago, a metal detectorist in Scotland unearthed an ancient bronze brooch, less than 2.5 inches long, decorated ...

"The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire" is a two-part special that re-tells the staggering expansion, domination, and ...

During the first part of the two-part special event, viewers tuning in will learn more about the brutal assassination that led to Rome’s first emperor, Augustus, being ushered in.

Despite their occupations of Britain, the Romans and Vikings didn't leave much of a genetic mark on Britons. The Anglo-Saxons, though, were a different story.

Ancient Greek defenders at Ambracia repelled a Roman siege using a clay jar full of burning feathers, an early chemical ...

When the HS2 railway was first announced, a lot of people were understandably thrilled. The railway is supposed to link ...

Shea Gunther is a writer, entrepreneur, and podcaster living in Portland, Maine. He covers topics such as renewable energy, climate change, and nature. The Roman Empire was the world's first ...

Why were conquered populations from northern Britain to the Middle East such willing adopters of Roman ways? Did the process work both ways and were there dissenters? How did the Romans maintain ...

Prior to the Romans, Greece was the only part of Europe to have had toilets. But by the peak of the Roman Empire in the 3rd century AD, the Romans had introduced sanitation to much of their domain, ...

Before they could lay the smackdown in the arena, gladiators were professionally trained, combining a physical regimen with an education in the rules of the ring. Gladiator reenactors pose amid ...