Despite their occupations of Britain, the Romans and Vikings didn't leave much of a genetic mark on Britons. The Anglo-Saxons ...

Genetic analysis of 1039 people buried in Britain between the Bronze Age and the Norman conquest highlights the impact of the Romans, Anglo-Saxons and Vikings on the island’s ancestry ...

Paul and Rebecca trace one of Britain's earliest Roman roads from Winchester toward Salisbury, uncovering stunning earthworks ...

Yes, in an ironic twist, the approach ensured continuity between the ancient world and the Renaissance constraining intellectual pursuits. Rather than ancient Rome, 19th-century Britain, particularly ...

Britannia is the national symbol of the UK and can be seen across the country on multiple statues or old pound sterling coins.

The viral nature of the term “Roman Empire” makes it easy to forget the trend started because ancient Rome had one of the most unforgettable armies in history. A new show at the British Museum is ...

In Rome’s Colosseum and other amphitheaters in cities scattered across the sprawling ancient Roman Empire, gladiatorial spectacles were not merely human-versus-human affairs. Gladiators also were ...

In a fortuitous moment in 1960, the Fishbourne Roman Palace was uncovered, marking England's most significant Roman civilian settlement. This extraordinary discovery shifted the paradigm of Roman ...

The Cope Collection of Roman and British coins includes rare and significant examples that bear witness to some of the most significant moments in British history. In May, and again in October, the ...