In 447 AD, Attila and his Huns crossed the Danube in force, tearing through the Balkans and confronting the Eastern Roman army near the River Utus. The battle marked the start of a brutal campaign, ...

Almost 1800 years after Rome’s founding, the people we call Byzantines still thought of themselves as part of the same ...

A supposed "backwater" of the Roman Empire is challenging traditional assumptions about the ancient civilization's decline, according to a research project that has lasted more than a decade. For 13 ...

The discovery changes the whole timeline of the collapse. Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: A 13-year archeological excavation has shown that what was once believed a backwater town ...

‘Pax’ is the third book from historian Tom Holland’s extensive bibliography to receive an exclusive luxury edition courtesy ...

ROME (AP) — Italian authorities on Tuesday announced the extraordinary discovery of 2,000-year-old bronze statues in an ancient Tuscan thermal spring and said the find will “rewrite history” about the ...

There is mounting evidence that after the Romans left Britain, the region's economy didn't suffer as badly as once thought.

The Roman Empire may have left an amazing legacy — but men allegedly “geek out” about the period more often than expected. A recent TikTok trend prompted women to ask the men in their lives how often ...

There is a trend on the internet of women asking the men in their lives a historical question: How often do you think about the Roman Empire? They’re surprised by the answer. Heritage Vice President ...

In this op-ed, writer Casey Haughin-Scasny explores the virality of the recent “How often do you think about the Roman Empire?” TikTok trend in the context of how history is constructed. I am a woman ...