How often do you think about the Roman Empire? If you’re in the Empire State, it’s probably a lot. That’s because so many of our cities are named after famous places of classical antiquity. When New ...

The story of Constantinople is a fascinating one that dates back millennia to when this mega-city was a small Greek town ...

The Romans oversaw one of the largest and most important empires in history – these are the most extraordinary treasures they ...

The ruins of Augusta Raurica near Basel, Switzerland are home to the best-preserved Roman theater north of the Alps.

The Western Roman Empire famously ended in A.D. 476 when its last emperor abdicated the throne. But the city of Rome continued on. So what happened to the "Eternal City" after it was no longer the ...

Archaeologists in Morocco have unearthed more ruins of what was likely an ancient Roman port city located in present-day Rabat. Moroccan officials hope that the 1.2-square-mile site, Chellah, will ...

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Archaeologists have not yet documented a single, clearly identified 2,250-year-old monument hidden intact beneath a Roman city in the sources available here, but recent digs across the Roman world are ...

Is this the real reason the Roman Empire collapsed? Throughout antiquity, kingdoms and nations rose and fell but Rome stood strong—until its steep decline. The fall of this ancient superpower is so ...