Historians no longer speak dismissively of the ‘Dark Ages’, that deep trench between the collapse of the Roman Empire in the West, and the emergence of the city-states ... was conflated into a single ...

In a stunning revelation on PBS’s Finding Your Roots, Sharon Stone learned that royalty runs in her blood – and not just any royalty. The 66-year-old actress was visibly shocked when host Henry Louis ...

Centuries might have passed since the collapse of Roman rule in western Europe, but the allure, the charisma, the prestige of the vanished empire still haunted Frankish scholars. This was why, when ...

Centuries might have passed since the collapse of Roman rule in western Europe, but the allure, the charisma, the prestige of the vanished empire still haunted Frankish scholars. This was why, when ...

An rare discovery in northern Luxembourg has given historians a fresh glimpse into the final years of the Western Roman Empire. Archaeologists have uncovered a hoard of gold coins dating back to the ...

Cleopatra, the last ruler of the Ptolemaic Dynasty, was the last true pharaoh to ever rule Egypt. After her defeat by Octavian (Augustus Caesar), the Romans turned Egypt into a province of the Roman ...

Researchers think the site in the Netherlands may have been used for pagan worship in reaction to the spread of Christianity.

Being able to casually mention you are related to a royal is a dinner party conversation showstopper that most people would love to have.

Holy water is also removed from the fonts in ... They were writing for an audience beyond Palestine, and in the Roman Empire of the first century, there was no general consensus about the names ...

Although the Roman Empire originated in Italy, it did not stay there. The Romans expanded and conquered many countries inside and outside of Europe. The Roman Empire lasted from 700BC to AD476.