The year 476 AD is often described as the moment the Roman Empire fell. But what actually happened? Romulus Augustus was deposed by Odoacer, a Germanic general serving within the Roman system. The ...

AI reimagines historical Roman figures as modern-looking people, bringing emperors, philosophers, and leaders into the present day.

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1896 – First US newspaper comic strip, Richard Felton Outcault’s “The Yellow Kid,” is published in William Randolph Hearst’s New York Journal. 1923 – Howard Carter opens the inner burial chamber of ...

When Emperor Trajan concluded his campaigns in Dacia, at the beginning of the 2nd century, detachments from three Roman ...

The National Museum of Scotland has added to its permanent collection two stone altars of exceptional craftsmanship from the ...

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Millions visit the vast and remarkably preserved ancient city of Ephesus each year, stepping back through the centuries to ...

An English village, dubbed the most romantic in the world, has launched a mission to rediscover the history of Valentine's ...

This show follows Ashur, played by Nick E. Tarabay. However, all the events take place in a parallel world. In this interpretation of events, Ashur has survived Mount Vesuvius. He kills Spartacus and ...

Archaeologists in Regensburg uncover Bavaria’s oldest Mithras sanctuary, revealing early Roman rituals, coins, and evidence ...

From drunken student toga parties to the 12 million annual visitors to the Colosseum – the might of ancient Rome has echoed down the centuries in all sorts of unexpected ways. Roman buildings, ...