Why were the Roman provinces important? At its height, the Roman Empire stretched across three continents and ruled tens of millions of people speaking dozens of languages. From Britain to …
People don’t know many Roman cities. When people think of the Roman Empire, they usually imagine one city: Rome. Yet the empire that ruled the Mediterranean world for centuries was …
For more than two thousand years, the works of the Roman architect Vitruvius were a guide for architecture, engineering, and urban planning. His famous treatise De Architectura influenced generations. From …
For some people, the Roman Empire ended in 476 AD when the last Western emperor was deposed. But in reality, Rome did not simply disappear. In the East, it survived, …
For centuries, the story of the Roman Empire has been told from the Mediterranean outward: Roman legions marching north, Roman generals confronting Germanic tribes, and Roman influence spreading across Europe. …
A Place Once Central to Rome’s Northern Frontier At the confluence of the rivers Mlava and Danube, ancient Romans recognized more than a scenic landscape; they saw a place of …
A Legacy in Stone and Concrete When we think of ancient Rome, images of senators in togas or gladiators in the Colosseum often come first to mind. But the true …
Introduction: Unearthing an Aristocratic Roman Home New livestream tour brings a new light to the Palatine Hill. For centuries, Rome’s Palatine Hill has been a place of myth and power, …
An Imperial Paradox At first glance, it seems made up. How could a relatively small area in the heart of the Balkans, far from Rome itself, produce seventeen Roman emperors? …
Introduction: A Hero from Rome’s Semi-Legendary Past In the early years of the Roman Republic, when the city was still fighting for survival among hostile neighbors and internal division, Rome …
Archaeology has a unique way of bringing the past into the present, often through objects that were once ordinary in their time. Such is the case with a recent discovery …
When Ubisoft announced Anno 117: Pax Romana, it immediately felt like a natural yet daring evolution of the long-running Anno franchise. For the first time, the series leaves the early-modern …
Archaeology rarely delivers a single discovery capable of reshaping how we understand an entire civilization’s early development. Yet the recent excavation of a monumental stone-lined basin at the ancient city …
History is often decided by moments so pivotal that a single victory or defeat can shape the destiny of empires. One of the most famous turning points in ancient history …
