In the late Roman Empire, the Roman world was divided into two halves. The Western Roman Empire ruled from Rome and later Ravenna. The Eastern Roman Empire ruled from Constantinople. Both states ...

The Romans associated pants with barbarism and eventually banned them, but the legwear eventually became commonplace nonetheless.

When the Western Roman Empire collapsed in 476 AD, the story of Rome did not simply end. Instead, many powerful states began ...

Two thousand years ago, the Roman Empire was at the zenith of its power. How could such a big empire collapse? An exhibition in Trier looks for answers in the turmoil of late antiquity. "Romam salvete ...

From dealing with nits to learning the three Rs, ancient Roman childhood bore some striking similarities to the modern ...

If you’ve been on TikTok in the past week, you’ve surely come across the Roman Empire trend, where women ask their male partners how often they think about the ancient society, only for most (cis ...

When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters. At Vox, our mission is to help you make sense of the world — and that work has never been more vital. But we can’t do it on our own. We ...