Amid the constant military campaigns, there was also the “Plague of Justinian,” one of history’s worst pandemics, that ...

The Western Roman Empire famously ended in A.D. 476 when its last emperor abdicated the throne. But the city of Rome ...

Stepping back into the annals of history, few figures loom as large and captivating as Charlemagne, a monarch whose life was ...

The empire ended after Romulus Augustulus, the last western emperor, was forced to abdicate by a man named Odoacer, a German warrior and "barbarian," who became ruler of Rome and along with other ...

The Eastern and Western Roman Empires had a layered history, experienced a major division, and left lasting cultural and religious effects.