Before the Punic Wars, as Rome and Carthage edged towards conflict in the third century BC, the balance of power in the ...

Those interested can revisit the Roman empire during a yearlong lecture series from Mentor Public Library. The series ...

Before the Roman Empire began building massive structures, a vast stone water basin was built in nearby city of Gabii ...

The transformation of the Roman Empire into what modern historians call Byzantium was not a single event but a gradual ...

There is no polity more storied in the west than the Roman Empire, but could its fall have really been caused by its choice ...

In the early fourth century A.D., Rome was notorious for persecuting Christians. Yet the night before battle, Constantine ...

Many people mistakenly think that the Eastern Roman Empire became the Byzantine Empire, but the truth is much more complex. In this video, we explain how the term "Byzantine" was actually coined ...

The discovery changes the whole timeline of the collapse.

Who knew that plumbing could be so fascinating? Cashing in on all that gluttonous promotion for HBO’s “Rome,” the History Channel examines the empire through the spectacular inventions that brought ...

You don’t need a time machine or a transatlantic flight to step inside ancient Rome ’s most infamous arena. Starting on ...

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: ...