When the Roman Empire began collapsing, Christianity prevailed and the Roman Catholic Church kept its territories together.

In the late 4th century, a powerful nomadic force emerged in Europe, upending the region's political and social order. The ...

Sifting through the dark brown soil of southwestern Scotland, archaeologists unearthed a “rare” and “visually striking” Roman ...

Researchers found that the group led by Attila the Hun contained a mixture of diverse ancestries, with at least a few related ...

The Byzantine Empire made remarkable contributions to medicine and science, even thouth they are not widely known.

Italy isn’t the only place with awe-inspiring ruins from the Roman Empire. Avoid the crowds and see the broader picture of ...

The excavation of an ancient Roman city has rewritten the history of the Empire's collapse, archaeologists say. A team of researchers led by the University of Cambridge completed a 13-year dig at ...

Experts are investigating the discovery of a mysterious Roman artefact uncovered in an Iron Age settlement under an Ayrshire ...

A 13-year archeological excavation has shown that what was once believed a backwater town for the Roman Empire lasted far longer than originally believed. Interamna Lirenas was a thriving town ...