Frozen in time after Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD, Pompeii offers an extraordinary glimpse into ancient Roman life.

Roman left Slovakia at a young age, he never forgot about his roots. He may have started his new life in Canada as a tomato ...

The UNESCO-listed Villa Romana del Casale and the Palio dei Normanni make Piazza Armerina one of Sicily’s most fascinating ...

In the mid-sixth century, a devastating disease swept across the Byzantine world and changed the course of entire cities. The ...

Possible date of the Antioch earthquake in the Byzantine Empire (present-day Syria), which kills 200,000 people 1498-Portuguese explorer ...

The fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 was a pivotal moment in human history, when Germanic chieftain Odoacer deposed teenage emperor Romulus Augustulus in Italy and set in motion the collapse of ...

A pair of 1,500-year-old lady's sandals with a message in Greek was discovered during a dig in Constantinople, today's ...

Roads to Power is a major expansion which introduces a new style of empire management to the grand strategy title.

The geopolitical importance of Cyprus has been both a blessing and a curse, sparking centuries of conflict over control of ...

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Having weathered nearly 1,500 years of time and exposure, the remains of Roman-Byzantine villages in Syria have been the ...