The fall of the Western Roman Empire is a myth that oversimplifies history. Watch how the empire transitioned and survived, ...

This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. The Roman Empire fell more than 1,500 years ago, but its grip on the popular imagination is still strong, as ...

A 13-year archeological excavation has shown that what was once believed a backwater town for the Roman Empire lasted far longer than originally believed. Interamna Lirenas was a thriving town well ...

This image shows the skull of the East African individual plus the oil lamp with the legionary eagle that he was buried with. Despite the Roman Empire’s extensive military and cultural influence on ...

Witness the entire story of the Roman Empire’s rise and fall through powerful visual charts. From conquests to collapse, the ...

What – to dip briefly into the world of Monty Python’s Life Of Brian – did the Romans ever do for us? Apart, of course, from ...

Joe Rogan lamented on his podcast this week about the current state of America and civilization, arguing the only bigger clue of its decline than police officers dancing in a crime-laden city would be ...

With the growing fear that the United States may be entering a period of decline, as part of my effort to better understand our current situation, I recently expressed a desire to read Edward Gibbon’s ...

A research team studied unusual rocks in Iceland to better understand the Late Antique Little Ice Age. The team believes that rapid climate cooling contributed to a mass migration of people within ...