Although the team obviously can’t tie zircon minerals to the Roman Empire’s collapse, their lengthy migration inside frozen ...

Learn what the rocks in Iceland tell researchers about climate conditions at the time of the Roman Empire's collapse.

Ice age triggered by volcanic ash from three massive eruptions that lowered global temperatures may have caused the Roman ...

In October 2024, a construction team came across a sea of skeletal remains while working on renovations to a soccer field in Vienna’s neighboring town of Simmerling. Archeologists from the Vienna ...

Three consecutive years of drought contributed to the "Barbarian Conspiracy," a pivotal moment in the history of Roman ...

When it comes to the fall of the Roman Empire, this climate shift may have been the straw that broke the camel’s back.” ...

While circumcision was common in many ancient cultures, the Romans considered it undesirable. In certain parts of the Empire, ...

Barbarian hordes invaded and sacked the Western Roman empire while under the influence of hallucinogenic drugs when taking on their enemy, researchers in have suggested ...