The Latest Breaking News from the Roman Empire

Itiner-e not only duplicates cartographic knowledge of Roman roads, but transforms our understanding of how the Roman Empire functioned and was built and also reveals how Rome could maintain power for centuries.

The new digital map increases the Roman road network by nearly 100%.

If you slipped back through time to taste a dish from the Roman Empire, you’d likely be sampling some fermented fish sauce.

Scientists believe the famed ‘Methuselah tree’ was alive before the foundation of the Roman Empire and the building of the Giza pyramids

Before artificial sweeteners, people satisfied their cravings for sweetness with natural products, including honey or dried fruit. Raisin wines, made by drying grapes before fermentation, were particularly popular. Historical records show these wines, some known as passum, were enjoyed in the Roman Empire and throughout medieval Europe. The most famous…

Catholicism did not begin as a “white” faith. Born on the eastern rim of the Mediterranean, it spread through the trading routes and legions of the Roman Empire into Africa, Asia and, only later, what we now call Europe.

"Romans would 'consult' sacred chickens before battle to see if they should proceed."

Indiana Jones and Lara Croft would be jealous.

"Romans would 'consult' sacred chickens before battle to see if they should proceed."