How often do you think about the Roman Empire? For a team of international researchers who went all in and mapped the ancient Roman road system, the answer — truly — is every day. And now, anyone can ...

Ancient DNA is spilling more secrets about the Avars, a fearsome people who built a mysterious empire that ruled much of Central and Eastern Europe for 250 years from the mid-sixth century. Primarily ...

History books are filled with powerful kingdoms that ruled for centuries, building massive cities and changing the world around them. But some of these empires didn’t fade slowly or get conquered in ...

After hunter-gatherers became farmers and farming gave rise to cities, cities gave rise to empires. They grew through military conquest, were built by slaves and were maintained with brutal violence, ...

The name of this place means “the town or city of Judah,” and it belonged to the Babylonian Empire. Its existence is known ...

How often do you think about the Roman Empire? If you’re in the Empire State, it’s probably a lot. That’s because so many of our cities are named after famous places of classical antiquity. When New ...

Gather your army for battle once more in this epic sequel to the award-winning Ancient Empires. Control fire-breathing dragons, lethal archers and fearsome wolves as you fight to defend your kingdom - ...

I imagine that it is a challenge to cram a respectable strategy game onto the cell phone. Macrospace's Ancient Empires is a risky title, but in the end it comes off as a success. Playing as a medieval ...