The creation of statues and busts of emperors was once one of the most revered art forms in the Roman Empire. But by the end of the empire, this tradition began to fade. In this video, we explore how ...

An ancient Roman artifact depicting a large feline resting its paw on a barbarian's head was found by a metal detectorist in Essex in 2024.

As one of history's most famous figures, many stop to wonder what Cleopatra VII Philopator really looked like.

You’ll need to look back to Ancient Roman history to learn how the modern-day months got their names—and what they were ...

When the emperor Hadrian visited the province of Britannia in A.D. 122, he was in full command of the entire Roman Empire, which stretched some 2,500 miles east from northern Great Britain to ...

In the early fourth century A.D., Rome was notorious for persecuting Christians. Yet the night before battle, Constantine received a vision from God: if he embraced Christianity he would win. His ...

Peter Edwell receives funding from the Australian Research Council. In the third century CE, a new dynasty known as the Sasanians came to power in ancient Iran. Within a few years, the first Sasanian ...

November the 2nd, 2025 – There’s an impressive museum called Narona near Metković in southern Dalmatia, and it pays homage to the formerly magnificent Roman settlement that once thrived there. Croatia ...

He was soon followed by a contemporary author, Quintus Fabius Pictor, whose work, the Annales, has survived only in fragments. (Is this the real reason the Roman Empire collapsed?) As for the ...

The annals of history are filled with tales of great leaders who have left their mark on the world, shaping the course of human events through their actions, decisions, and vision. From conquerors who ...

Many scholars who have studied the question have come up with theories about the location of Alexander the Great’s final resting place, which has made this one of the most hotly debated mysteries in ...

The Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth is a North American stop for an exhibit featuring 58 Roman marble sculptures from the Torlonia Collection. Some museum visitors got an early look at the artworks ...