When the Western Roman Empire collapsed, cities declined, trade networks shattered, and entire regions descended into centuries of political chaos. Yet one part of Rome refused to disappear.

Why are people in some regions happier and healthier than in other regions? For the first time, an international team of historians, psychologists, and economists has linked ancient Roman borders to ...

There’s a reason archaeologist Ersilia D’Ambrosio can scarcely contain her excitement as she leads the way through dimly lit passageways deep below the Capitoline Hill that was once at the heart of ...

Classicist Rees debuts with an illuminating history of the marginalized cultures of the ancient world. Arguing that historians have typically viewed other ancient cultures as the Greeks and Romans saw ...

The fall of the Roman Empire was not caused by a single event. Instead, it was the result of many crises that unfolded over centuries. Among the most important were a series of devastating military ...

This edition of History In A Nutshell travels back to antiquity; to some of the earliest days of Western Civilization: Ancient Rome! This expose briefly covers the rise and fall of Rome, including: ...

Examine the multiculturalism that defined Imperial Rome. Examine the multiculturalism that defined Imperial Rome, a city of nearly a million people drawn from across the Roman Empire. Much like the ...