The "Fall of Rome" usually refers to the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the fifth century A.D. But historians don't agree about the exact date, nor about its causes. And some historians argue ...

In September of 476 AD, the barbarian commander Odoacer forced the teenaged Western Roman emperor Romulus Augustus to resign his office. The Constantinopolitan chronicler Marcellinus Comes would write ...

One of the biggest questions researchers and armchair historians ponder and debate is how the Western Roman Empire fell. While innumerable theories have been put forward to answer this question, the ...

Rocks from Greenland found on Iceland's west coast could link the late Roman Empire's fall to a spell of sudden climate change. But historians say that the real story is likely much more complicated.

Archaeologists know a great deal about the Roman Empire. They know its dates: Octavian assumed the title of emperor and the name Augustus in 27 b.c. The last Western Roman emperor was forced to ...

This story appears in the January/February 2017 issue of National Geographic History magazine. Everybody may know the name “Attila the Hun,” but nobody knows where he’s buried. Finding him would be ...

This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them. The latter days of the Roman Republic, which preceded the ...

Archaeologists in Luxembourg have discovered a lavish 1,700-year-old hoard of Roman gold coins that had been placed near the foundations of a small, tower-like Roman fort. The team unearthed 141 gold ...

Odoacer forces Romulus Augustus to resign in 476 AD. Credit - Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group/Getty Images In September of 476 AD, the barbarian commander Odoacer forced the teenaged ...