Construction crews building a new section of Milan’s subway line have uncovered an unexpected window into the city’s ancient ...
A supposed "backwater" of the Roman Empire is challenging traditional assumptions about the ancient civilization's decline, according to a research project that has lasted more than a decade. For 13 ...
A fascinating history of the intricate web of trade routes connecting ancient Rome to Eastern civilizations, including its powerful rival, the Han Empire. The Roman Empire and the Silk Routes ...
The find places north-east England firmly within Roman Britain's industrial heartland and suggests a level of economic sophistication previously unrecognized in this frontier region. The discovery ...
The expansion of one of the Mediterranean’s strongest powers wasn’t only driven by conquest, but also infrastructure. By ...
Yet Trimalchio was mistaken. He had not reckoned with Kim Bowes, professor of ancient history and archaeology at the ...
Explore how early monopolies drove economic growth and power abuses. Learn about monopolistic influences in ancient Rome, ...
Researchers have proposed that the early Roman Empire fell within the period known as the Roman Climate Optimum, which lasted ...