Contrary to the traditional image of ancient societies dominated by men, a genetic study reveals that women played a central role in Iron Age Celtic communities in Britain. Men, on the other hand, ...

From 500 BCE on, the Roman Empire extended its territory across parts of Europe and North Africa until its frontier totaled some 7,500 kilometres by the 2nd century. The Romanian segment, the Dacian ...

Claiming some of Europe's best-preserved Roman monuments, it’s easy to see why the lively city of Nîmes is also known as ‘the French Rome’. And with an enchanting old town and excellent restaurants ...

From the World Heritage Site of Hadrian’s Wall to the lesser known villas and amphitheatres that once dotted the land, Britain has a surprisingly large amount of Roman ruins that can still be visited ...

Although the region we now know as Wales didn’t really exist at the time, Romans forces would have reached the borders of current day Wales in AD 48, five years after they had started their occupation ...

The £64 trillion banking error: what could you do with the money? Citigroup, one of America’s ‘big four’ lenders, admits to erroneously crediting a customer. Here’s a guide to what the sum could buy ...

The Holy Roman Empire had survived over a thousand years when it was finally destroyed by Napoleon and the French in 1806. It may not have been holy or Roman or an empire, as Voltaire remarked, but ...