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From Augustus’ Reign To The ‘Five Good Emperors,’ Go Inside The Famous Pax Romana Era
From 27 B.C.E. to 180 C.E., the Roman Empire saw a period of relative tranquility and prosperity now known as the Pax Romana ...
La Brújula Verde1d
When the Roman Empire Had Six Emperors in a Year
The Eastern Roman Empire had seven simultaneous emperors during the Middle Ages, between the years 1203 and 1204 AD. This was ...
Greek Reporter5d
The Fascination of Roman Emperor Nero With Greece
Few figures in history have been as polarizing as Nero, the infamous Roman emperor who had a love affair with everything ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN6d
A Stunning Collection of Rarely Seen Ancient Roman Sculptures Is Coming to North America for the First Time
The marbles in the Torlonia Collection have been inaccessible to the public for decades. Now, some of them will be exhibited ...
Emperor of Rome: Sex Secrets of the Caesars (Part 1)
Lifting the lid on the gruesome, depraved and salacious lives of Rome's first emperors. Condemnation will never be lacking for the dreadful deeds committed by the house of Caesar… ...
Echoing a Roman Emperor, Croatia Tries to Cap Soaring Prices
Diocletian, who once ruled territory that now includes Croatia, tried and failed to rein in inflation by dictating prices.
What is the Ides of March? History behind the ominous date explained
You might remember the phrase "beware the Ides of March" from your high school English class. Here's what it means and when ...
Rappahannock Record16h
Excerpts by Henry Lane Hull
The more things change, the more they remain the same.” That time-honored adage has a contemporary application with respect to the current Russo-Ukrainian War. What is happening in Ukraine is nothing ...
A Pigment That Defined the Renaissance Was Just Discovered in the Ruins of Nero’s ‘Golden House’
The Domus Aurea, or Golden House, was the sprawling palace of the Roman emperor Nero. Archaeologists recently uncovered a ...
Greek Reporter7d
Ancient Book Becomes a Bestseller 2,000 Years After Its First Publication
An ancient book about Roman emperors has become a modern bestseller, captivating readers with its timeless stories of power ...