The Kings and Generals animated documentary series continues its exploration of the Ancient World with the Wars of the Diadochi, following the power struggles among Alexander the Great's ...

Yet, the abdication of Emperor Romulus Augustulus on September 4, 476 marks the fall of the Western Roman Empire. So, what caused the downfall of the Roman Empire (which began in 27 BC)?

The Roman Empire existed for approximately 500 years, from approximately 27 BC to approximately 476 AD, and included most of the territory surrounding the Mediterranean Sea, other parts of Europe ...

Between 58 and 50 BC, Caesar used his expertise in military strategy, along with the Roman army’s training and discipline to conquer and subdue the rest of Gaul, up to the river Rhine.

Victor Davis Hanson compares America's current historical moment to the period surrounding the life of Christ, when the Roman Republic transformed into the Roman Empire, during an interview with ...

A 13-year archeological excavation has shown that what was once believed a backwater town for the Roman Empire lasted far longer than originally believed.

Archaeology breakthrough as hidden empire unearthed in long-lost Roman city Archaeologists in Spain had been hoping to unearth one Roman-era settlement - but ended up finding a hidden empire.

The Roman Empires had fought a series of wars with pre-Islamic Persian dynasties from 92 BC to the 7th century AD - when the Muslim conquest of Persia caused the downfall of the Sasanian Empire.

Barbarian warriors who toppled the Roman Empire were high on hallucinogenic drugs at the time of their great conquests, according to researchers. The shocking conclusion has come from Polish ...

The prevailing confusion in the circulation of currency, and social tensions due to indebtedness, led the Roman magistrature, in 86 BC., to restructure a quarter of existing debts. and to abolish the ...