The Roman Empire was a force unlike any other, shaping the ancient world through innovation, conquest, and culture. This video traces its epic journey, from the rise of its republic to the height of ...

Turning points in ancient Roman history and some of the Empire's greatest stories are brought to life in this drama documentary series.

As In Our Time explores the truth behind Nero’s fearsome reputation, we pick out nine key facts about the infamous Roman emperor. When he came to power in 54 AD, the Roman Empire was vast.

But Dr Koutsodendris said the researchers detected a big jump in atmospheric lead pollution levels in the region — from both the sea and the bog — around the fall of Greece in 146 BC as the Roman ...

But, despite this, there are still many in academia who claim that changes to the climate and the outbreak of plague were catastrophic for the eastern Roman Empire. Our research, which was ...

He, Guinness and James Mason as a cultivated and honorable Roman minister to Marcus Aurelius pretty much wrap up the acting honors.

London crime boss Mick Roman is deathly ill, and time is running out to find a successor. With deceit, ambition and infighting on the rise, this Roman empire may be about to fall.

These years marked the dramatic rise and fall of the Roman Empire, the dawn of the Vikings, and the migration of several Germanic groups throughout the continent. The origins of Germanic peoples is ...

However, Roman tactlessness and inefficiency, along with famine and internal squabbles, led to a rise in Jewish discontent. In 66 AD, this discontent exploded into open rebellion. Four years later ...

Ranking immediately below senators, equestrians became an important human resource, whose work underpinned the smooth running of the Roman Empire ... Equestrians could rise to the rank of senator.