The fall of the Western Roman Empire did not bring an instant end to Roman life in Italy. After Romulus Augustus was deposed in 476 AD, Odoacer took power while preserving much of the old Roman ...

Roman general Gaius Marius's soldiers weren't happy at all when he forced them to wear backpacks-yet they helped the Romans ...

In a city filled to the brim with iconic buildings of both the ancient and not-so-ancient variety, the Colosseum of Rome stands apart from the rest. The ancient stadium, an arched, elliptical arena, ...

An important dig below Notre-Dame is speculated to be the "dig of the century" for it uncovered around 1,700 years of Paris ...

Early Roman history is full of stories about the terrible fates that befell citizens who broke the law. When a certain Tarpeia let the enemy Sabines into Rome, she was crushed and thrown headlong from ...

Ancient marble bust of Emperor Caracalla, 212-217. In the collections of the Capitoline Museums, Rome. Instances of xenophobia shook the cities, each one worse than the next, in the anxious years of ...

There are very few people who know more about the history of ancient Rome than Mike Duncan. The creator and host of the tremendously popular History of Rome podcast, which first aired between 2007 and ...

The following list specifies the required readings and options for the M.A. in Classical Antiquity, Special Field examination in Greek History. Students are expected to consult with an appropriate ...

Two thousand years ago, the Roman Army embarked on a far-flung hunt for silver. A new discovery reveals how close they came to finding an empire-altering fortune. Roman money, like this coin bearing ...