There is no polity more storied in the west than the Roman Empire, but could its fall have really been caused by its choice of plumbing material?
The discovery changes the whole timeline of the collapse.
German author and poet Johann Wolfgang Goethe once said about Rome, “Only in Rome is it possible to understand Rome.” The city has a complex and rich history behind it. Once the capital of a sprawling ...
Odoacer forces Romulus Augustus to resign in 476 AD. Credit - Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group/Getty Images In September of 476 AD, the barbarian commander Odoacer forced the teenaged ...