Archaeologists in Luxembourg have discovered a lavish 1,700-year-old hoard of Roman gold coins that had been placed near the ...

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Ancient Romans weren't as bright as they might have been. According to a new study published Monday in the journal PNAS, the ...

an illegitimate emperor of the Western Roman Empire who reigned for only two years (392 to 394). This usurper, Eugenius, a rhetoric teacher and court official, was proclaimed emperor of the West ...

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Why empires fall is a question that fascinates many. But in the search for an answer, imagination can run wild. Suggestions ...