Studies on early Rome have arrived at a scientific hypothesis ... which in symbolic terms signifies returning to the place of origins of the entire western civilisation. Is it not perhaps the ...

Environmental Archaeology, Vol. 29, Issue. 5, p. 370. In this book, Gabriele Cifani reconstructs the early economic history of Rome, from the Iron Age to the early Republic. Bringing a ...

And in Wales, many place names that start with ‘Caer' or 'Car’ - meaning ‘fort’ - refer to the Roman forts that were built there. Places like Caerwent, Cardiff and Carnarvon. London - or ...

Author and historian Simon Sebag Montefiore presents a three-part series uncovering the central role played by religion in creating and maintaining the power of the city of Rome.

Here we take a look at the history of the day, which stretches back to Roman times. May Day as a festival is thought to have originated as a day of Roman dancing on which youths would celebrate ...

Scientists in Ireland have discovered the charred remains of a 2,000 fig that indicates a Roman presence on the isle.