Such was the case with many an empire throughout the ages, from the ancient Roman Empire to the Brazilian Empire of the 1800s. Though largely a product of the past now found mainly in history ...

Local inhabitants obeyed Roman rule because the alternative was often too horrible to consider. Even when the Romans were behaving themselves, the very size and wealth of their empire ensured that ...

When the Romans invaded Britain, their army was so good that it took on armies 10 times its size and won! Most soldiers in the Roman Empire came from countries outside Italy. There were soldiers ...

More than 1,500 years after its collapse in A.D. 476, the Roman Empire has seen a resurgence in the unlikeliest of settings — social media. Online users, predominantly on the video-sharing app ...

Hadrian’s Villa’s size, opulence ... Later emperors made use of the villa as a kind of Roman “Camp David,” but the decline of the empire left it vulnerable to looters.

When the Romans invaded Britain, their army was so good that it took on armies 10 times its size and won! Most soldiers in the Roman Empire came from countries outside Italy. There were soldiers ...