The Roman Empire brought together millions of people of different cultures, ethnicities and religions. But how did its ...

The Roman Empire's enduring legacy has profoundly impacted modern politics, architecture, law, and culture. Yet, its origins ...

They had jobs such as: Historians estimate that up to 10 per cent of the population of the Roman Empire were enslaved people. They had no legal rights in ancient Rome and they were considered to ...

Both the smaller case studies, and the larger datasets, showed there was no decrease in population or economy in the 6th century eastern Roman Empire. In fact, there seems to have been an increase ...

The Roman Empire's pervasive influence once reached ... that lead exposure in the Roman golden age could have caused a population-wide drop in IQ of about 2.5 to 3 points per person.