Here, we explore six notable civilizations that have collapsed, shedding light on some of the causes behind their demise and ...

Rocks from Greenland found on Iceland's west coast could link the late Roman Empire's fall to a spell of sudden climate ...

Ice age triggered by volcanic ash from three massive eruptions that lowered global temperatures may have caused the Roman ...

The Roman Empire and the Chinese Han Dynasty may have stood at opposite ... What is an Empire? History has seen the rise and fall of countless empires, from Ghengis Khan’s Mongol Empire to the kingdom ...

Jean-Paul Laurens' painting of Honorius Flavius captures the fragility of power in the Roman Empire's decline.

“When it comes to the fall of the Roman Empire, this climate shift may have been the straw that broke the camel’s back,” Tom Gernon, professor of Earth science at the University of ...

In the worst, it faces the fall of the Roman Empire. As it was for Rome, so too will it be for America — unless, they suggest, we learn the lessons of history. Whether they focus on the fall of ...