At their apex, the Roman Empire and China’s Han Dynasty ruled over more than 120 million people combined. Their capitals ...

All these things have come upon them through ignorance of real good and ill.” As powerful as he was as a Roman Emperor, ...

Members of Trump’s coterie are obsessed with ancient Rome and its collapse. But their interpretation of Roman history is ...

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Several ancient Roman emperors loved Greece. As the Roman Empire consolidated, Greek culture, literature, politics, and art ...

When it comes to Roman Emperors and their fate, a big mystery appears that has baffled historians and archaeologists alike ...

Around 2,500 years ago, the city of Rome was at the centre of a huge empire that stretched from Scotland to Syria. The Roman Empire was ... Nine! A good start. Next! Meet Caligula who ruled ...

Is it just another online gag, or are men's minds genuinely consumed with thoughts of the Roman Empire? From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week ...

Once the republic ended and Emperors started to be in charge ... they were still considered to be lowly types, and Roman citizens of good standing wouldn’t want their sons or daughters becoming ...

She persuaded Claudius to disinherit his own son. She then murdered Claudius. Now Nero was emperor. Again, a good start soon gave way to a darker side of extravagance and random killings.

Domitian was a bad one - an emperor in the mold of Nero or Caligula. He terrorized leading Roman figures and executed ... born outside Italy. It was a good choice. Trajan expanded the empire ...