These games let players lead large armies or become legendary fighters, drawing from history and mythology. The Roman style of architecture, shiny armor, and intense battles can be intoxicating.

Two thousand years ago, the Roman Empire was at the zenith of its power. How could such a big empire collapse? An exhibition in Trier looks for answers in the turmoil of late antiquity. "Romam ...

Two thousand years ago, the Roman Empire was at the zenith of its power. How could such a big empire collapse? An exhibition in Trier looks for answers in the turmoil of late antiquity.

The Emperor and the Roman Army, 31 BC - AD 235 by B Campbell (Oxford, 1984) The Roman Army 31 BC - AD 337. A Sourcebook by B Campbell (London, 1994) Warfare and Society in Imperial Rome, c. 31 BC ...

The Roman Forum was a hub for ever day ancient Roman life. It was here that Cicero delivered a famous speech denouncing Catiline in 63 B.C.

Whether they focus on the fall of the Roman republic in the late first century B.C. or of the Roman Empire in the late fifth century A.D. (or ahistorically mash the two into one), ...

A new meme shows men are more into the Roman Empire than we realized. Mike Duncan — host of the popular podcast 'The History of Rome' — explains why.

Ancient Rome was a rigidly hierarchical society where the ruling elite stigmatized everyone who had to work with their hands. Yet Roman workers still found ways to resist exploitation through strikes ...

A 13-year archeological excavation has shown that what was once believed a backwater town for the Roman Empire lasted far ...

Late Roman Fortifications by S Johnson (London, 1983) The Making of the Roman Army from Republic to Empire by L Keppie (London, 1998) The Military Decorations of the Roman Army by V Maxfield ...