Why did the Western Roman Empire truly fall? For centuries, Rome stood as one of the most powerful and stable civilizations ...

This video offers a concise overview of the common factors that have led to the decline of major empires throughout history.

Guest: Paul Cooper is a podcaster, a historian, and the author of Fall of Civilizations: Stories of Greatness and Decline. He writes, produces, and hosts the Fall of Civilizations podcast which ...

As Sir Tytler so accurately illuminated in the quote above, nations rise and fall. That’s almost become axiomatic. But it is historically true. It isn’t quite that simple, however, and a little ...

Pt. 1. The price of food. The three gorges dam -- chapter 1. Fairs: the food trade -- chapter 2. Larders: what do you do with ten thousand tons of grain? -- chapter 3. Farms: growing food for profit ...

A time of warming -- "The mantle of the poor" -- The flail of God -- The golden trade of the Moors -- Inuit and Qadlunaat -- The megadrought epoch -- Acorns and pueblos -- Lords of the water mountains ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Deep in the heart of Crete, where myth intertwines with ...