When the Roman Empire began collapsing, Christianity prevailed and the Roman Catholic Church kept its territories together.

He wrote that ‘almost all the ships were dashed to pieces and ... This opened up trading opportunities between the Roman Empire and Britain to increase the wealth of the empire.

signaling that educated and wealthy men from all over the empire were eligible for the highest office. It was also very successful. As emperor, Trajan expanded the Roman Empire to become larger ...

The emperor Hadrian was well known for building ... Their villas were designed for the all-important Roman activity of otium—leisure—encompassing eating and reading, as well as that quality ...

Our human history has witnessed hundreds and thousands of deities who have been worshipped by different societies across ...

The Roman Empire was based upon enslaved people and citizens. Enslaved people were bought and sold all around the empire. You could buy or win your freedom. Lots of people wanted to be a Roman ...

Nearly 2,000 years ago this was the line that divided the Roman Empire from the rest of the world. Here in Germany the low mound is all that’s left of a wall that once stood some ten feet tall ...

Born Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus in A.D. 12, Caligula rose to power in A.D. 37 as the third Roman emperor. Nicknamed “Caligula,” meaning “little boots,” after the miniature soldier ...

3) There are only six illustrations, all dynastic family trees for the rulers and their ... obscure period are likely to have other references to the urban geography. Roman Emperors in Context is a ...