A supposed "backwater" of the Roman Empire is challenging traditional assumptions about the ancient civilization's decline, according to a research project that has lasted more than a decade. For 13 ...
The Pax Romana—the 200-year “golden age” of the Roman Empire—was a marvel of diversity, connectivity, and unchallenged hegemony. By the middle of the second century AD, imperial Rome ruled territory ...
The Roman Empire may have left an amazing legacy — but men allegedly "geek out" about the period more often than expected. A recent TikTok trend prompted women to ask the men in their lives how often ...
The cover of "My Roman History" by Alizah Holstein. (Courtesy of Penguin Random House) Author Alizah Holstein seemed destined to be a scholar of medieval Roman History. As a teen, she fell in love ...
LOST remains of ancient Roman soldiers have been uncovered at the bottom of a well. Seven “victims of a catastrophic event” ...
The Roman Empire may have left an amazing legacy — but men allegedly “geek out” about the period more often than expected. A recent TikTok trend prompted women to ask the men in their lives how often ...
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 ...
As a fan of ancient history, videogames have long been my favorite way to explore long-dead worlds. Sailing the Aegean and running around Athens in Assassin's Creed Odyssey transported me back more ...