Although the team obviously can’t tie zircon minerals to the Roman Empire’s collapse, their lengthy migration inside frozen ...

In 2023, a viral TikTok question brought an ancient empire back to the forefront of our culture's consciousness. The question: "How often do you think about the Roman Empire?" The results were ...

Unfortunately for the Romans, however, these tariffs often led to higher prices, black markets and other economic problems.

The story of Ancient Roman Emperor Hardrian and his lover Antinous has long been the stuff of literal legend, captivating the queer imagination from Michelangelo to Oscar Wilde. But what was the ...

A manuscript discovered in the Judean desert contains trial notes on an intricate tax-evasion scheme that involved forgery, ...

When Roman Egypt came under attack from the Kushites in what is now Sudan, the Roman forces responded by destroying a Kushite ...

It’s not clear if that happened in Rome, but we do know the emperors took inflation seriously because of its devastating impact on soldiers’ pay. Ancient traders soon became skilled at finding ...