What brought the decline of the eastern Roman Empire – and what can we learn from it?

Research shows that 536AD was not the worst year to be alive.

Haggai Olshanetsky, Assistant Professor in the Department of History, University of Warsaw • conversation
Dec. 23, 2024 • ~5 min

The horse bit and bridle kicked off ancient empires – a new giant dataset tracks the societal factors that drove military technology

Did ancient technological advancements drive social innovation, or vice versa? Studying cause and effect in the ancient world may seem like a fool’s errand, but researchers built a database to do just that.

Peter Turchin, Professor of Evolutionary Anthropology, University of Connecticut • conversation
Oct. 21, 2021 • ~10 min

Did a volcanic eruption in Alaska help end the Roman republic?

New research suggests ancient climate change shaped the fate of western civilisation.

Guy Middleton, Visiting Fellow, School of History, Classics and Archaeology, Newcastle University • conversation
June 22, 2020 • ~7 min

Did a volcanic eruption in Alaska end the Roman republic?

New research suggests ancient climate change shaped the fate of western civilisation.

Guy Middleton, Visiting Fellow, School of History, Classics and Archaeology, Newcastle University • conversation
June 22, 2020 • ~7 min

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