The Senate continued to meet in Rome just as it had for nearly a millennium. Latin remained the language of administration.

The Western Roman Empire famously ended in A.D. 476 when its last emperor abdicated the throne. But the city of Rome continued on. So what happened to the "Eternal City" after it was no longer the ...

The Romans associated pants with barbarism and eventually banned them, but the legwear eventually became commonplace nonetheless.

This ancient queen of Palmyra conquered Egypt, captured Roman provinces, and nearly transformed her realm into an empire equal to Rome.

From dealing with nits to learning the three Rs, ancient Roman childhood bore some striking similarities to the modern ...