Why empires fall is a question that fascinates many. But in the search for an answer, imagination can run wild. Suggestions ...

Emperor Theodosius I dies. The Roman Empire is divided into two parts: the Eastern Empire, governed by his son Arcadius, and the Western Empire, by his son Honorius. Barbarian peoples—Swabians ...

Ancient shipwrecks have given scientists fresh insights into why the final remnants of the Roman Empire collapsed - nearly 1,000 years after the fall of Rome. In 330AD, Emperor Constantine split ...

A recent study challenges conventional ideas about the decline of the Eastern Roman Empire. Contrary to popular belief, natural disasters and epidemics may not have been the main causes of the decline ...

A team of archaeologists recently discovered a hoard of 141 Roman gold coins dating back to around the Fourth Century CE in ...

Archaeologists have uncovered 141 ancient Roman gold treasure coins in Luxembourg, shedding light on Roman frontier defenses.

Case studies, such as the site of the ancient city of Elusa in the north-western Negev desert in ... or economy in the 6th century eastern Roman Empire. In fact, there seems to have been an ...