Although the team obviously can’t tie zircon minerals to the Roman Empire’s collapse, their lengthy migration inside frozen ...

Archaeologists think that as many as 150 individuals may have been hastily buried at the site, likely after a "catastrophic" military event ...

They speak of Rome’s decline and fall with the zeal of prophets. We need look back only two millenniums, they suggest, for a window into our future. “Anyone feeling late stage empire vibes?” ...

The Plague of Justinian, which affected the Eastern Roman Empire in the 540s, may also have been caused in part by a colder climate. Christopher Spencer at Queen’s University in Kingston ...