Analysis of rocks from Iceland indicates that extreme climate possibly led to the wipeout of the Western Roman Empire.

Three consecutive years of drought contributed to the 'Barbarian Conspiracy', a pivotal moment in the history of Roman Britain, a new study reveals. Researchers argue that Picts, Scotti and Saxons ...

Check into the Hotel Due Torri, the city’s most historic grand dame with an impressive collection of antiques. Sip local ...

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Prince Borivoj of the Premyslid Dynasty (probably) started building Prague Castle in AD 880, and over the centuries various ...

World Heritage Day, celebrated on April 18, highlights the importance of preserving cultural monuments and sites across the ...

Discover how droughts contributed to the Barbarian Conspiracy invasion and affected Roman control in southern Britain.

According to a recent study, the Late Antique Little Ice Age (LALIA), a climate crisis in the 6th century lasting 200 to 300 years, may have contributed to the fall of the Roman Empire ...

Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi was originally built for British officials. The British relocated the capital from Calcutta ...

Sir — It seems tax evasion is as old as civilisation itself. A recent paper analyses legal documents from the Roman empire that detail the prosecution of a tax evasion case on papyrus. The case of ...

Pope Francis addressed Congress in 2015 and reminded us that day of our common responsibility to the least of these, focusing ...