These sprawling country estates could be the height of luxury and excess – think ornate gardens, private baths and ...

Florence Later emperors made use of the villa as a kind of Roman “Camp David,” but the decline of the empire left it vulnerable to looters. The complex was sacked by the Ostrogoth King Totila ...

This villa was preserved by another eruption of ... the achievements of Emperor Augustus and the beginnings of the Roman Empire.” ...

Members of Trump’s coterie are obsessed with ancient Rome and its collapse. But their interpretation of Roman history is ...

After centuries of political stability, a series of military coups roiled the empire. Roman divisions began turning ... to locate and excavate a sumptuous villa from the first century B.C. I ...

“Ravenna attracted the best artists and architects from around the empire,” noted Claudia Frassineti ... surrounded by luxury villas for aristocrats, splendid churches and a stadium for ...

The interiors of Roman villas were often lavishly decorated with painted walls and mosaic floors, and examples are found across the Roman Empire including Britain. Brading Roman Villa on the Isle ...

But what exactly was the Roman Empire? The Romans actually started ... with important jobs lived in posh Roman houses known as villas with new types of decoration and sophisticated technology.

Find out how Britain became part of the Roman empire. Learn about Caesar ... Visit a Roman town, take a look around a villa and find out what technology the Romans brought to Britain.

Scientists have uncovered evidence that sheds light on a little-known ice age that may have contributed to the decline of the Roman Empire. "Unusual rocks," discovered in Iceland, are believed to ...