The year 476 AD is often described as the moment the Roman Empire fell. But what actually happened? Romulus Augustus was deposed by Odoacer, a Germanic general serving within the Roman system. The ...

Arresting a charioteer in the late Roman world was a perilous act. A large portion of the Roman populace felt great affinity for members of one of the four factiones (“factions”) that dominated the ...

There’s a saying that, when Rome falls, the whole world will fall. Which frankly seems a little melodramatic and egotistical ...

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson once appeared to blame the fall of the Roman Empire on same-sex relations, a recently resurfaced audio clip shows. “Many historians, those who are objective, would ...

This edition of History In A Nutshell travels back to antiquity; to some of the earliest days of Western Civilization: Ancient Rome! This expose briefly covers the rise and fall of Rome, including: ...