News

Ancient rocks tie Roman Empire’s collapse to a mini ice age
Although the team obviously can’t tie zircon minerals to the Roman Empire’s collapse, their lengthy migration inside frozen ...
The Roman Way to Trash a Republic
When you’re the emperor Augustus, they let you do it.
Scientists Crushed Rocks in Iceland—and May Have Solved the Fall of the Roman Empire
When it comes to the fall of the Roman Empire, this climate shift may have been the straw that broke the camel’s back.” ...
Comparing economic inequality between the Roman Empire and the Han Dynasty
A trio of researchers from Bocconi University, in Italy, the University of Cambridge, in the U.K., and Stanford University, ...
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4,000 Roman bricks' research could reveal ancient material production mystery
Archaeologists launch a project to analyze 4,000 Roman bricks from Trier, Germany, revealing insights into ancient building ...
Opinion
What I learned in the manosphere
Donie O’Sullivan delves into podcasts, the UFC and the Roman Empire to find the attractions and dangers of male-oriented entertainment.
A Construction Crew Was Renovating a Soccer Field—and Found the Bodies of 150 Ancient Roman Soldiers
When construction workers started churning up skeletal remains, a project to renovate a soccer field outside Vienna, Austria, ...
Mass grave of Roman soldiers tells gruesome tale of military disaster
The renovation of a football pitch in Austria’s capital has led to the discovery of a Roman mass grave housing the remains of ...