Hadrian’s Wall — the inspiration for Game of Thrones’ Wall — was built by the Romans in the second century A.D. in what is now northern England. Commissioned by Emperor Hadrian in A.D. 122, the wall ...

We kept thinking about the Pantheon, which neither of us had seen before and one of our pals had told us to be sure to visit ...

Archeologists have uncovered the burial in Liternum, an ancient town in Campania that flourished from the 1st century BC to ...

Hadrian's Wall is the largest single Roman monument in the world and the most impressive Roman legacy north of the Alps. "The Wall" tells the story of Hadrian's Wall, its makers, its effect and ...

At any rate, while my growing interest in Rome and its fall has been mirrored among other ... erroneously identifying the second century Hadrian’s Wall as a fifth century defence against the Picts.

A vivid tour through the route of the Roman invasion of prehistoric Scotland prompts reflections on Scotland as a colonised ...

According to legend, Rome was first established in 753 B.C.E. by the twin ... and securing the empire’s borders and commissioning structures like Hadrian’s Wall in the modern-day United Kingdom. The ...

Instead, he focused on strengthening Rome’s power over its most important territories and securing the empire’s borders. The emperor oversaw several building projects, including Hadrian’s Wall in ...

The Basilica Julia, destroyed twice by fires and demolished after the fall of Rome, can still be visited ... structures still stand, such as Hadrian’s Wall, which covers an incredible 73 miles and is ...