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

Scientists are exploring the role of lead pollution in the decline of the Roman Empire, proposing that chronic lead exposure from plumbing, wine, and cosmetics led to cognitive decline, infertility, ...

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

Despite the initial decline of lead pollution following the fall of the Roman Empire, it wasn’t until the early 2nd millennium CE that lead pollution in the Arctic began to dwarf even the high levels ...

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.

The Roman Empire was a force unlike any other, shaping the ancient world through innovation, conquest, and culture. This video traces its epic journey, from the rise of its republic to the height ...

[Photo: Angela Weiss/AFP/Getty Images (Musk)] From airing his views on the fall of the Roman empire (demographic decline) to ...

The old Templo Mayor in the city of Tenochtitlan before the arrival of the Spanish. Credits: Public Domain The Aztec Empire was one of the most dominant forces the world had ever seen, but it would ...

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

Hussain Didi via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 3.0 Did lead poisoning contribute to the fall of the Roman Empire? It’s a question historians have long debated, since the Romans sweetened ...

Two metal detectorists in the Netherlands have found a hoard of first-century gold and silver coins. The rare mix of Roman ...