When Roman Egypt came under attack from the Kushites in what is now Sudan, the Roman forces responded by destroying a Kushite city – or so we thought ...

Fantasy tales were the original audiobooks, after all. Before printed pages and Kindles what have you, humans of old would ...

Three consecutive years of drought contributed to the "Barbarian Conspiracy," a pivotal moment in the history of Roman ...

How can we sure Jesus existed? Who did he think he was? What were his intentions? A look at what we know about what happened ...

Hypatia of Alexandria, born in the 4th century in the Roman Empire, was one of the most intellectual and respected female ...

When you’re the emperor Augustus, they let you do it.

Elon Musk isn’t just building his empire by running tech businesses—he’s also creating a “legion” of children. The tech mogul ...

The unexpected discovery of Greenland rocks in Iceland hints that a centuries-long cold snap may have helped finish off the Western Roman Empire.

Metal detectorists recently unearthed millennia-old treasure in a small European village, according to the Breaza Mures Municipality City Hall in Romania. The silver pieces are tarnished with age.

This year is not only the 1,700th anniversary of the first ecumenical council of the church, but also one of the years when Catholic and Orthodox Easter celebrations coincide — an occasion to reflect ...

From Rome to Barbarians, these shows about Ancient Rome will transport viewers to a fascinating time in history.

A team of international scientists, led by researchers from the University of Southampton, has traced strange, out-of-place ...