This column’s title is borrowed from Edward Gibbons’ epic tome "The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire," written in 1776. I ...

Danish archaeologists recently announced the discovery during an excavation of a variety of weapons and armor dating to the ...

The history of the Roman Empire through the eyes of Livia Drusilla examines the reign of the empress's husband Augustus. It also covers the reigns of Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, and Nero.

Drawing heavily from antiquity, the Byzantine contribution to education and higher learning is immense, despite often being overlooked.

Daisy Ridley will return as Rey in a New Jedi Order movie, and I'm convinced screenwriter George Nolfi has just hinted at his ...

Archaeologists in Switzerland just unearthed a Roman amphitheater dating to the fourth century A.D. — making it the youngest ...

Archaeologists in Denmark have found a cache with more than 100 weapons: dozens of spears, swords, knives, and chainmail in ...

Plus a Mora, MN, fam continues to fight for a road to their home, Walz is trolling the internet again, and MOA's gas station ...

The expansion of the Roman empire to Greece 2,100 years ago coincided with a rise in lead pollution as a by-product of an increased demand for metals, according to some of the earliest traces of of ...

Archaeologists have uncovered 2000-year-old gold and silver coins in Netherlands, marking the largest Roman-era discovery in ...