A 13-year archeological excavation has shown that what was once believed a backwater town for the Roman Empire lasted far ...

Excavators uncovered a rare multi-story ancient Roman apartment building in Piazza Venezia, dating to the late Republic period. Workers found the structure amid subway work.

Contrary to previous findings, Britain continued to produce metal long after the Romans left in 400 AD. It did not gradually decline either. Post-Roman, Britain was not a “Dark Age,” according to ...

Researchers have examined a sediment core from the Roman town and metal production center of Aldborough in Yorkshire, ...

Chemical analyses of an ancient river channel’s sediment at a Roman site in northern England have challenged a long-held view ...

Warning: Full spoilers follow for Gladiator II as well as ancient Roman history circa 200 CE. Ridley Scott’s historical action film Gladiator II has arrived, and as with the 2000 original starring ...

Alternate history writing looks at "what if" scenarios; What if the Soviet Union won the Cold War? What if the Roman Empire never fell? It's not just interesting escapism; it also allows readers to ...