Map of the Roman Empire in CE 117

Rome's history spans 28 centuries. While Roman mythology dates the founding of Rome at around 753 BC, the site has been inhabited for much longer, making it a major human settlement for almost three millennia and one of the oldest continuously occupied cities in Europe. Eventually, the city successively became the capital of the Roman Kingdom, the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire, and is regarded by many as the first-ever Imperial city and metropolis.

Architecture serves a variety of purposes, and with ever changing societal needs, the structure, use, and design of buildings and temples also changes. This can be seen through the architectural …

On March 15th, 44 BC the history of Rome changed forever with the assassination of Julius Caesar. But what are the Ides of March, and what exactly happened on that fateful day?

The so-called ‘fall of Rome’ in 476 CE was only one of a series of events that led to the eventual demise of the Roman Empire.