The Antonine Plague struck the Roman Empire like never before, killing soldiers, citizens, and even emperors. Was it smallpox, measles, or something worse? And how did it weaken Rome’s power?

In 122 AD the Emperor Hadrian ordered the construction of a wall: running for 120 km between the Solway and the Tyne it was designed to establish the bounds of the Roman Empire, but not of Roman ...

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

The Antonine Wall was built by the Romans between the Firth of Clyde and Firth of Forth. Building started in 143AD and took around ten years to complete. But what was the wall like and why was it ...

Great walls stretching across the country from coast to coast. Roads, forts, bathhouses, bridges and art works. All this graphically proclaimed the might of Rome. They brought a style of ...