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.

The Second Punic War was one of the most dramatic conflicts in ancient history where Hannibal’s daring campaigns brought Rome ...

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 ...

If you are interested in the Roman Empire, there are numerous movies and shows set during this era. From the style and landscape to the people and politics, these productions instill a sense of ...

A viral trend about the Roman Empire puts on display our cultural obsession with myths about classical history, writes historian David M. Perry; at the same time, it underscores a social ...

From SPQR by Mary Beard to Are We Rome? by Cullen Murphy, these four books are the best to read to learn about the Roman Empire...if you're thinking about it.

To a historian of ancient Rome like Mary Beard, it’s always timely to talk about the empire. But her new book about the daily lives of Roman Emperors, Emperor of Rome: Ruling the Ancient Roman ...

A recent TikTok trend shows that men think about the Roman Empire more often than expected. Amy Briggs, editor-in-chief of National Geographic History Magazine, reveals why it still resonates.

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.

The Roman Empire began in 27 B.C. and fell in A.D. 476. And in A.D. 2023, it went viral on TikTok. In posts shared on social media, women have been asking the men in their lives how often they ...

Professor of Ancient Rome Lauren D. Ginsberg answers the internet's burning questions about the Roman Empire. What did Romans snack on in the Colosseum? Why does Ancient Roman concrete differ from ...