What comes to mind when you think about the kind of Roman Emperor who managed to establish an indestructible empire?

Shortly before Nerva died, Roman generals had debated who should be the next emperor. They chose Trajan, a former army commander, senator and governor of Upper Germany. The first emperor to have ...

Public ceremonies, lavish processions, and temporary wooden arches were commonplace after victory in Ancient Rome. But during ...

Does Lucius become the emperor of Rome at the end of Gladiator 2? Gladiator 2 reveals that Hanno is Lucius Verus, the young boy from the first movie and the son of Lucilla (Connie Nielsen ...

Civil war had brought Caesar to power. Once emperor and without an obvious heir, he had adopted Augustus. He may have been the first to choose a successor and call it hereditary succession ...

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

The catastrophic defeat and capture in 260 of Emperor Valerian by the Persians ... Palmyra had prospered since coming under Roman control in the first century A.D. Sitting at the crossroads ...