But Mr Fingernagel says it is very different from other medieval maps and is clearly a copy of a much earlier document, dating back to the 5th century. "In maps from the 12th or 13th century, ...

Map of human remains from riverine or cave contexts dated to, or likely to date to, the Roman and early medieval periods. Credit: E. Brownlee, A. Klevnäs / Antiquity . The 5th century, a time of great ...

While Rome was falling, these powers were on the rise. From far-reaching empires to seminal religious texts and the growth of expansive trade routes, the fifth century ushered in many important ...

Archaeologists now think the ruins are from a fortress built after the collapse of Roman rule in the region in the fifth century A.D. to defend local people from Germanic invaders.

The "Fall of Rome" usually refers to the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the fifth century A.D. But historians don't agree about the exact date, nor about its causes.

A marble map of ancient Rome, that hasn't been put on public view for almost 100 years, is getting its very own museum within sight of the Colosseum.