The Romans actually knew it as Caledonia. Do we know they invaded for sure? Well, sometimes we’re scratching about for clues, but, in this case, we couldn’t be more sure. It’s a definite yes.

The Roman invasion began in southern Britain. Around 2,000 years ago, Britain was ruled by tribes of people called the Celts. But this was about to change. For around 100 years (a century), the ...

Wealth, culture, and power dwelled in the city of Palmyra in the third century A.D. This cosmopolitan capital of the Roman province of the same name lay close to the empire’s eastern borders ...

On the frontiers of the empire, Roman generals served as patroni for the people they conquered, while Roman provinces or cities often sought out an influential senator to act as patroni and ...

When the Romans conquered Alexandria, they found various libraries and universities which the Greeks had set up. There was a wealth of documented knowledge of medicine in Alexandria, as well as ...