A masterpiece by Caravaggio has undergone a major restoration, revealing details that had been hidden for centuries.

Defeating the great Attila might seem to be a sign of Rome’s strength, but many historians believe this moment reveals Rome’s true weakness, brought on by centuries of imperial mismanagement ...

They were the Huns, and within a few decades—led by the notorious king Attila—they would battle the Romans in what’s now eastern France. The Huns’ invasions forced the Roman Empire to retreat, ...

Hughes, who has specialized in the history of the Late Empire, in works such as Aetius and Gaiseric, gives us a new, and insightful look at their far better known contemporary, Attila (fl. c. 400-453) ...