A new discovery from the Roman empire outlines a juicy case of second-century crime. Containing an extraordinary 133 lines of text, an ancient piece of papyrus shows how even Roman government had to ...

A bioarchaeological investigation has revealed that the quality of life in the countryside was better than city life in the ...

A collection of animated videos exploring the Roman Empire, with a focus on the Roman invasion and settlement of Britain. Exploring the government of Ancient Rome and how the republic became an ...

Much of Attila’s infamy comes from his relentless campaign westward into Europe where he pillaged the riches of the Roman Empire. But he was stopped by a confederation of Roman soldiers and ...

Ranking immediately below senators, equestrians became an important human resource, whose work underpinned the smooth running of the Roman Empire ... positions in government, Augustus founded ...

More than 1,500 years after its collapse in A.D. 476, the Roman Empire has seen a resurgence in the unlikeliest of settings — social media. Online users, predominantly on the video-sharing app ...

He also moved fast to strengthen the northern borders of the empire and tackle its enemies in the east. At home, he reformed the Roman calendar, tackled local government, resettled veterans into ...

An empire is a group of lands ... Julia discovers a coin showing the head of which Roman emperor? (Emperor Trajan) What do we call the form of government by kings or queens?