What if the Eastern Roman Empire had survived into modern times? This video examines how history might have unfolded differently after the fall of the West.

In 9 AD, three Roman legions were ambushed and annihilated in a narrow forested pass in northern Germania. Led by the trusted yet deceived governor Varus, the Roman army walked into a devastating trap ...

An old adage states that Rome wasn't built in a day, meaning that big projects take time to complete. The Roman Empire, as an example, was established gradually and grew over hundreds of years ...

Interactive map reveals travel times in Ancient Rome – and it will make your daily commute feel like a breeze. At its largest, the Roman Empire covered a staggering 1,061,780 square miles ...

These and many other facts are illustrated and explained in Ancient Rome: Infographics, a new book by Nicolas Guillerat, John Scheid, and Milan Melocco.“It was a tribute to the Roman genius for ...

By the third century A.D., the highway was known as the Via Aurelia and regarded as an extension of the empire's road from Rome to Pisa, commissioned in 241 B.C. by the censor Caius Aurelius Cotta.

The proverb "All roads lead to Rome" is said to have originated in relation to the Roman monument known as the Milliarium Aureum, or golden milestone.Erected by Caesar, the point was said to be at ...

Throughout the thousand-year reign of the Roman Empire, disparate populations began to connect in new ways—through trade routes, economic and political collaboration, and joint military endeavors.

We have a complete list of the modern countries that were once all or in part included in the Roman Empire. Each of the photos is of a Roman archaeological site in that country. 24/7 Wall St. Insights ...

alt_text: The map shows the location of Bubon, site of a Roman shrine, the nearby village of Ibecik, Burdur and Izmir, Turkey. It also shows Rome and the extent of the Roman Empire when the shrine ...