When the Roman Empire began collapsing, Christianity prevailed and the Roman Catholic Church kept its territories together.

More than 500 kilotons of lead were released to the atmosphere during the nearly 200-year ... the Roman Empire. It wasn’t until the High Middle Ages in the early 2nd millennium AD that lead ...

Scientists in Ireland have discovered the charred remains of a 2,000-year-old fig that indicates a Roman presence on the isle that was thought to be out of the storied empire’s colonial reach ...

This large farmstead at Hove in Sandnes, Rogaland, was established around AD 200, after the demolition of an existing ... The decline of the Roman Empire in the fifth century marked a turning point.

A 13-year archeological excavation has shown that what was once believed a backwater town for the Roman Empire lasted far longer ... well into the 3 rd century AD. A geophysical survey has allowed ...

However, Roman tactlessness and inefficiency, along with famine and internal squabbles, led to a rise in Jewish discontent. In 66 AD, this discontent exploded into open rebellion. Four years later ...

More than 1,500 years after its collapse in A.D. 476, the Roman Empire has seen a resurgence in the unlikeliest of settings — social media. Online users, predominantly on the video-sharing app ...

By 115 AD, he had captured the Parthian capital of Ctesiphon and had reached the Persian Gulf. The Roman Empire now stretched across Europe and the Middle East, from the borders of Scotland to ...

Much of Attila’s infamy comes from his relentless campaign westward into Europe where he pillaged the riches of the Roman Empire. But he was stopped by a confederation of Roman soldiers and ...

The brooch was discovered following an excavation at a distillery in Ayrshire Experts are investigating the discovery of a mysterious Roman ... AD, but remained in Britain for a further 200 ...

They had jobs such as: Historians estimate that up to 10 per cent of the population of the Roman Empire were enslaved people. They had no legal rights in ancient Rome and they were considered to ...

A group of Roman re-enactors. The Roman army was the largest fighting force in the ancient world. It conquered a huge empire that stretched from Britain all the way to the Middle East. The ...