The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire is rather different from most chronologies in a number of ways. Rather than just a chronological listing of events, the volumes provide analysis and commentary on ...

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

Turning points in ancient Roman history and some of the Empire's greatest stories are brought to life in this drama documentary series.

As In Our Time explores the truth behind Nero’s fearsome reputation, we pick out nine key facts about the infamous Roman emperor. When he came to power in 54 AD, the Roman Empire was vast.

A ccording to a recent study, the Late Antique Little Ice Age (LALIA), a climate crisis in the 6th century lasting 200 to 300 ...

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

The rise and fall of powerful dynasties, like the Chola empire, were impacted by climate ... "We found that alternating warm and cold episodes (Roman Warm Period, Dark Ages Cold Period, Medieval ...

For decades, historians have debated to what extent climate cooling may have influenced the decline of the Roman Empire. This new study provides ... land following the melting of the ice sheets. The ...