Rome - and the Western Roman Empire - fell in 476 AD ... It was thought that plagues and climate change in the 6th century started Constantinople's long and gradual demise. This decline culminated ...

The Roman Empire is divided into two parts ... location for deploying his numerous cavalry. According to the sixth-century historian Jordanes, the fighting began at midday with a clash between ...

The spread of Christianity was made a lot easier by the efficiency of the Roman Empire ... in the first century at least, was not repeated in other parts of the empire. When asked by Pliny ...

The remarkably well-preserved basilica was part of a public meeting place where citizens and politicians could socialize, shop and hear speeches in the growing city Eli Wizevich Researchers ...

More than 1,500 years after its collapse in A.D. 476, the Roman Empire has seen a resurgence in the unlikeliest of settings — social media. Online users, predominantly on the video-sharing app ...

Findings made in the fortress-city of the kingdom of Urartu. Credit: Matthew Iskra / Davti Blur Excavation During recent work, the team uncovered remains of houses dating to the 6th century BC, during ...