Roman Empire

The traditional date for the founding of Rome is April 21st, 753 BC.

Museum of London site offering an overview of life in Roman London...

Philip de Souza considers the impact of piracy on Roman economic and political life

Unearthing the Cumbrian city's Roman past.

Simon Thurley, Director of the Museum of London, describes the discovery at the bottom of his garden that changed his life.

David Braund re-examines what we know about Britain at the time of the Roman invasions.

Stephen Williams and Gerard Friell analyse why Constantinople survived the barbarian onslaughts in the fifth century, whereas Rome fell.

‘Carthage must be destroyed’ - words from Cato the Elder to seal the Punic city’s fate in its epic struggle with Ancient Rome. But what was its religion and society like?

'All roads lead to Rome' – tribute to a phenomenon that held a world empire together. But who built them and how were they planned and maintained? Logan Thompson tells us more.

Annette Bingham rediscovers Roman Crete