Volcanic eruptions, and environmental collapse: natural disasters may have brought down one of history’s greatest empires.

Their findings, published April 8 in the journal Geology, point to the prolonged cooling being a key factor in the eventual ...

Why exactly did the Roman Empire fall? The answer to this question has been heavily debated practically since the empire’s [… ...

Although the team obviously can’t tie zircon minerals to the Roman Empire’s collapse, their lengthy migration inside frozen chunks of glacier further underscore the 6th century ice age’s severity.

When it comes to the fall of the Roman Empire, this climate shift may have been the straw that broke the camel’s back.” ...

Many historians agree that the fall of the Western Roman Empire, usually dated to the fall of ancient Rome in 476 CE, marked the end of classical antiquity. What they don’t always agree on ...

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 ...

Another added, “The fall of the Roman Empire was not about race—it was the result of military overreach, economic decline, corruption, and invasions by various groups (like the Huns ...

US President Donald Trump’s policies and rhetoric are accelerating the unravelling of the Western world order, echoing the mistakes of past rulers whose unwise actions led to irreversible decline.

The exact date for the Western Roman Empire's fall is up for debate, with some saying it happened in A.D. 410 with the Sack of Rome by the Visigoths, and others putting it at A.D. 476, with the ...