Yet, the abdication of Emperor Romulus Augustulus on September 4, 476 marks the fall of the Western Roman Empire. So, what caused the downfall of the Roman Empire (which began in 27 BC)?

An accident left the writer Hanif Kureishi paralyzed and far from home. Struggling to regain control of his life, he sought ...

A papyrus scroll carbonised by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius two millennia ago is slowly being read once again thanks to ...

A Playground Of Broken Hearts will be launched with a special lunchtime and afternoon event at The Camden Club in London, ...

Sulla's ruthless campaigns in Greece, including the devastating siege of Athens, marked a turning point in Roman history.

Despite repeated calls for its removal, especially after the 'Rhodes Must Fall' movement gained momentum ... the furtherance of the British Empire and the bringing of the whole world under British ...

In the Italian city where James Joyce wrote 'Ulysses,' the bookstore that Jewish poet Umberto Saba opened in 1919 has come ...

In total, the Dune series spans about 16,000 years, making it a particularly difficult story to parse if you’re dipping in ...

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Although the Roman Empire originated in Italy ... what their homes looked like and even what they did for fun. And thanks to a book written all those years ago by the famous Roman commander ...

The Rise and Fall and the Rise of The Zombies by Robin Platts ranges from the days when teenage chorister Rod Argent uttered ...