In 476, the last of these abdicated to a Germanic mercenary, Odoacer, and the Western Roman Empire was no more. Rome, and its epicenter of power, the Forum was Attila’s objective when he invaded ...

His first books covered areas of particular interest – the life of his father-in-law, Agricola; a discussion of oratory and a description of Germania ... of the Roman Empire in the first ...

In the year 180 A.D. Germanic tribes are about to invade the Roman empire from the north. In the midst of this crisis ailing emperor Marcus Aurelius has to make a decision about his successor ...

These years marked the dramatic rise and fall of the Roman Empire, the dawn of the Vikings, and the migration of several Germanic groups throughout the continent. The origins of Germanic peoples ...

The Cultural Heritage Agency said the find shows the importance of the Lower Germanic limes, or a series of fortification points along the border between the Roman Empire's Germanic provinces.

The Eastern Roman Empire had seven simultaneous emperors during the Middle Ages, between the years 1203 and 1204 AD. This was ...