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 ...

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

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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 ...

Amazon beats Q4 estimates, but weak Q1 guidance sends shares down 4% after hours. Traders eye AWS growth and retail trends for market direction. U.S. jobless claims surged to 219K, exceeding ...

Exciting news: metro.news has merged with metro.co.uk! That means that as well as keeping up with all the latest news and features you love from Metro Newspaper you’ll also be joining the 23 ...

The point of Ferguson’s supremely intelligent, vivid and impressively researched book is that these men, and most of the American population, are in denial about the role that events have thrust upon ...

The Rise and Fall of The Trigan Empire, merely one of the most popular and influential British comic books of all time, is to get its first new chapter in more than 40 years. The Rise and Fall of ...