CAMBRIDGE, England — Extreme weather, not just barbarian hordes, may have helped bring down Roman Britain. A brutal three-year drought that ravaged Roman Britain in the 360s CE likely helped ...

An op-ed in The New York Times warns, as the headline puts it, “America is an empire in decline” and finds a precedent in imperial Rome. The piece, written by the co-author of a new book ...

Don’t be a barbarian to yourself or each other, and don’t expect the worst. This could be the beginning of a new better. Invaders come and go. Things change. Wars end but love never does.

In the early heyday of miniseries, “Shōgun” was the show of the year in 1980, and it might be again 44 years later. FX’s updated, sumptuous version of James Clavell’s sweeping novel ...

In the early heyday of miniseries, “Shōgun” was the show of the year in 1980, and it might be again 44 years later. FX’s updated, sumptuous version of James Clavell’s sweeping novel ...

3. Story and Worldbuilding Story Overview The story takes place during the reign of Emperor Nero, with Rome under siege by barbarian invaders. Marius Titus's family is killed in the invasion ...

Conan the Barbarian is making his new home at Titan Comics, and IGN has an exclusive preview of the first issue of his new series.

It makes for exhilarating reading, and there are fine battle scenes, among them one which brings him into conflict with the Huns, the most terrifying of all the barbarian invaders of the Empire.