Empire paid to its rivals over the centuries. We explore major diplomatic payments to powers such as the Huns, Persians, ...

A 13-year archeological excavation has shown that what was once believed a backwater town for the Roman Empire lasted far longer than originally believed. Interamna Lirenas was a thriving town well ...

There is mounting evidence that after the Romans left Britain, the region's economy didn't suffer as badly as once thought. reading time 2 minutes The period after the Roman Empire abandoned Britain ...

The Gothic War of 376–382 marked a turning point in Roman history. What began as a refugee crisis, with Gothic tribes seeking asylum inside the Roman Empire, soon spiraled into a rebellion that the ...

As construction crews churned up dirt to renovate a Vienna soccer field last October, they happened upon an unprecedented find: A heap of intertwined skeletal remains in a mass grave dating to the 1st ...

When the How Often Do You Think About the Roman Empire? meme went viral in 2023, it may have felt like a passing joke — until it became clear that people really do think about it all the time. Ubisoft ...