The Roman empire was at its height when a deadly disease caused devastation to its population, economy and military prowess.

A man, approximately 60 years old, was buried 1,700 years ago alongside valuable items such as pottery, glassware, and a ...

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Archaeologists discover elaborate 1,700-year-old grave of ‘barbarian’ who lived near Roman Empire’s frontier - Man, 60, ...

Jørgen Bøckman recalls it like a scene in slow motion. The young archaeologist frantically waved his arms at the man on the ...

Bill Ackman, a wealthy hedge fund manager turned Trump supporter began posting uncontrollably about a right-wing theory that ...

The grave of a ‘barbarian’ buried 1,700 years ago near the Roman Empire’s border has been unearthed in Germany.

German Renaissance engraving found by an 11-year-old boy at a rubbish dump has sold at auction for more than £33,000.

A terrible epidemic swept through the Roman Empire in the second half of the 2nd century, between 165 and 180 AD, claiming ...

A new book, 50 Objects From Vindolanda by Barbara Birley and Elizabeth M Greene, examines some of those artefacts in detail.

Now a prisoner, he finds himself under the tutelage of Marcinus (Denzel Washington, sporting a c*nty hoop earring), who has his own designs for taking over the Roman Empire ... who ruled Rome together ...

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