Our History editor-in-chief Amy Briggs can explain. How often do the men in your life think about the Roman Empire? Maybe more than you think. They may not wear costumes, like these Catalan actors ...

The first American pope formally took possession of the St. John Lateran Basilica, which is Rome's cathedral and seat of the ...

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នគរធំ [nɔkɔː tʰom]), is located in present-day Cambodia and was the final and longest-lasting capital of the Khmer Empire. Founded in the late 12th century by King Jayavarman VII ...

When the How Often Do You Think About the Roman Empire? meme went viral in 2023, it may have felt like a passing joke — until it became clear that people really do think about it all the time.

is held up as one of the greatest western civilizations in history due to the length of its reign (around 500 years) and also due to the influence it had on modern-day culture. Here we will delve into ...

The upcoming PC game puts players in the role of a new Roman governor during a relatively peaceful 200-year span. Players start out with a single settlement, but they’ll have to expand and build ...

Archaeologists have discovered some of the most beautiful works providing a peek into everyday Roman life across the empire. (How Roman gladiators got ready to rumble.) This intricate, snake ...

From 500 BCE on, the Roman Empire extended its territory across parts of Europe and North Africa until its frontier totaled some 7,500 kilometres by the 2nd century. The Romanian segment, the Dacian ...

Tourism is surging in many places around the world—swarmed national parks, throngs of visitors amassing in churches and ...

Chestnut Grove in Ticino, Switzerland. Credit: Oliylkaeng / CC BY-SA 4.0 Deep in the forests of southern Switzerland, sweet chestnut trees stand as living evidence of the Roman Empire’s long-reaching ...