Why empires fall is a question that fascinates many. But in the search for an answer, imagination can run wild. Suggestions have emerged in recent decades that attribute the rise and fall of ancient ...

The Pax Romana—the 200-year “golden age” of the Roman Empire—was a marvel of diversity, connectivity, and unchallenged hegemony. By the middle of the second century AD, imperial Rome ruled territory ...

Scientists have confirmed that Yersinia pestis, the bacterium behind later plagues like the Black Death, caused the Justinian Plague - the world’s first recorded pandemic 1,500 years ago. View on euro ...

The uncovered Eastern Baths of Ilici. Credit: Universidad de Alicante After nearly a decade of meticulous research, the archaeological team from the University of Alicante (UA) has completed the ...