In the late Roman Empire, the lines between friend and enemy began to blur. For centuries, Rome had relied on its disciplined ...

The end of Rome supposedly came as suddenly as thunder, relative to history’s long arc. The legions withdraw from their ...

Those who say that the Roman Empire fell because its army recruited “barbarians” are not thinking of the classic auxiliary system, but rather the late Empire of the fifth and sixth centuries, when, ...

Tiny spoon-shaped implements carried by Roman era Germanic warriors may be evidence they used stimulants on the field of war. According to a new analysis of the mysterious artifacts and their context, ...

Three consecutive years of drought contributed to the 'Barbarian Conspiracy', a pivotal moment in the history of Roman Britain, a new study reveals. Researchers argue that Picts, Scotti and Saxons ...

It is 113 BC Rome is a Republic, a small empire that clings to the rim of the Mediterranean. Though a democracy in name and spirit, a man must be rich and from the noble class to hold the highest ...

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