A University of Southampton spokeswoman said: “Historians have long debated the role of climatic cooling in the fall of the Roman empire. “This new research strengthens the case that a brief ...

According to a recent study, the Late Antique Little Ice Age (LALIA), a climate crisis in the 6th century lasting 200 to 300 years, may have contributed to the fall of the Roman Empire ...

“When it comes to the fall of the Roman Empire, this climate shift may have been the straw that broke the camel’s back,” Tom Gernon, professor of Earth science at the University of ...

delusional Commodus declares himself a god, and no one is safe; not even Aurelius' daughter, Lucilla. Can anyone stop the fall of the Roman Empire?

This event is traditionally taught as the “Fall of Rome” as ... There was still a perfectly good Roman emperor in Constantinople, the superbly sited and fortified capital in the East. In the sixth ...

Scientists have uncovered evidence that sheds light on a little-known ice age that may have contributed to the decline of the Roman Empire. "Unusual rocks," discovered in Iceland, are believed to ...