Such was the case with many an empire throughout the ages, from the ancient Roman Empire to the Brazilian ... still linger today.Assembled below are maps of historical empires, some of which ...

Sasha Trubetskoy of Sasha’s Maps turned the roads of ancient ... A subway-style diagram of the major Roman roads, based on the Empire of ca. 125 AD. The lines are a combination of actual ...

Construction crews in Vienna last year made an unprecedented discovery. They found intertwined skeletal remains in a mass ...

of rivers and canals Map reveals how much it would have cost to travel on roads and seas across the empire in 200 CE It calculates the route based on the season, or mode of transport chosen - and ...

The Roman Empire was created and controlled by its soldiers ... The minimum term of service for a soldier during the first century AD was twenty years. Each legionnaire (or 'miles') carried ...

In 313 AD, the Emperor Constantine issued the Edict of Milan, which accepted Christianity: 10 years later, it had become the official religion of the Roman Empire.

Find out how Britain became part of the Roman empire. Learn about Caesar, Emperor Claudius and Queen Boudicca. Did the Romans conquer Scotland? Find out about the Romans in Scotland. Learn about ...