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

The year 476 AD is usually remembered as the moment when the Western Roman Empire finally collapsed. But what if the story almost turned out differently? After the deposition of the young emperor ...

The fall of the Roman Empire is usually blamed on barbarian invasions, economic decline, or political corruption. But what if there was another, less obvious reason? In this video we explore one of ...

German author and poet Johann Wolfgang Goethe once said about Rome, “Only in Rome is it possible to understand Rome.” The city has a complex and rich history behind it. Once the capital of a sprawling ...

More than any other event in Western history the so-called “Decline and Fall of Rome” has been weaponized for centuries to promote a variety of social, religious, or ideological agendas. British ...

(via SciShow) There’s a saying that, when Rome falls, the whole world will fall. Which frankly seems a little melodramatic and egotistical on the part of the Romans. Except that they kinda had a point ...

America’s financial mismanagement has gotten so bad that some say our country’s decline is now inevitable, drawing parallels to the Roman Empire’s collapse. That comparison is unfair for two reasons.