The expectation would have been for Empress Irene to relinquish most of her political power as her son Constantine matured and eventually came of age as there was not a precedent for sole female rule ...

Trump's second administration is 'unprecedented' to some, but historians find parallels in ancient Rome, Nazi Germany, and ...

London's first Roman basilica has been finally found - hidden underneath the basement of an unassuming office block near ...

Archaeologists uncovered a boundary stone, used to mark land borders during the Roman Empire, dated to a period during which the empire was jointly ruled by four emperors. The boundary stone ...

The remarkably well-preserved basilica was part of a public meeting place where citizens and politicians could socialize, shop and hear speeches in the growing city Eli Wizevich Researchers ...

"This papyrus is extraordinary because it provides direct insight into trial preparations in this part of the Roman Empire," says Dr. Dolganov. Dr. Ecker adds, "This is the best-documented Roman ...

Credit: failing_angel. CC BY 2.0/flickr Togas and tunics were the fashion in ancient Rome for both men and women, but the Roman Empire covered a large area of the map. Thus, conquered cultures had ...

Director Francis Lawrence said the team had a great idea for Constantine 2, drawing inspiration from the comic world. Lawrence added that Keanu Reeves and Akiva Goldsman are super excited about ...

[Photo: Angela Weiss/AFP/Getty Images (Musk)] From airing his views on the fall of the Roman empire (demographic decline) to expressing his desire to see a “modern-day Sulla,” Musk’s views ...

when it would have been demolished and replaced by a much larger second forum, reflecting the rapid growth and importance of Londinium in the Roman Empire.

By then, it had started to appear in films about ancient Rome, so the link that had been forged in the French Revolution was established for good. Seeking to evoke the glory of the Roman empire, ...