Throughout antiquity, kingdoms and nations rose and fell but Rome stood strong—until its steep decline. The fall of this ...

Ancient Roman Water Networks Made the Empire Vulnerable A model of ancient water movement shows how trade practices might affect today’s urban centers as the climate changes ...

Archaeologists determined that the bear had an infected injury and had been held captive for a significant amount of time.

Climate change has contributed to the collapse of several ancient civilizations. What can we learn from the past?

Newly restored after more than 100 years in storage, the hat was donated to Bolton’s first museum, the Chadwick Museum, by ...

If you consider the Roman Empire to have ended in 476 and count only emperors who were old enough to rule for their entire ...

Learn what life was like in the Roman Empire for key figures like Julius Caesar and citizens alike. Explore causes of the fall of Rome in these PBS shows.

A Celtic settlement unearthed in the Czech Republic yielded over 22,000 bags of artifacts including gold coins, jewelry and ...

When discussing the ancient world and how it impacts us today, there’s perpetually a massive tunic-clad and public-bathing elephant in the room: the Roman Empire. According to a recent social media ...

How did ancient civilizations accomplish these feats of knowledge without the benefit of telescopes, satellites or computer technology?