An illustrated study of Rome's key enemies from the Late Principate and Dominate: the western Vis...

The appearance of Roman soldiers in the 3rd century AD has long been a matter of debate and uncer...

The Late Roman Empire was a period of significant change in the designs of standards and in the c...

The Varangian Guards were Viking mercenaries who operated far beyond their native shores as an el...

More than a century has passed past since German archeologist Heinrich Schliemann discovered the ...

Gaius Julius Caesar remains the most famous Roman general of all time. Although he never bore the...

The period from the 12th century onward saw vast changes in every aspect of life on both the Gree...

Roman unit standards played a important role, both ceremonially and on the battlefield. With the ...

Ancient Rome had deep roots in the 'Villanovan' culture that we call today the Etruscans. Their l...

The birth of the mighty Roman Navy was anchored in the Romans' extraordinary ability to absorb an...

After the recapture of Constantinople, Emperor Michael VIII Palaiologos was determined to bring g...

Preceding and simultaneously with the conquest of England by Duke William, other ambitious and ag...