The Peacock historical swords-and-sandals show stars Anthony Hopkins as the Roman emperor Vespasian, but what happened to the ruler in real life?

Rome is looking at a new future At the end of April, the Greek yogurt company Chobani announced its intention to build a $1 billion facility at the Griffiss Triangle Site in Rome.

Pope Leo XIV addressed Rome’s mayor minutes before making his way to the Basilica of St. John Lateran to take possession of his chair as bishop of Rome.

The 35 winners of the highly prestigious Rome Prize were announced today. The prizes are awarded to American artists and scholars who work in the arts and humanities.

Invasion and resistance - Part 1 - This is a consolidation of nine essays which were published in English and Portuguese during 2021.

A metal detectorist from England spent six years searching a single field before locating a rare Roman coin from 69 A.D. The coin, believed to be the only of its kind discovered in the British ...

The Eastern Roman Empire had seven simultaneous emperors during the Middle Ages, between the years 1203 and 1204 AD. This was a record that the Byzantines set, living up to the most convoluted ...

A 2000-year-old tale of Roman emperors' secrets is making waves on bestseller lists, captivating readers with its scandalous and vivid storytelling.

How (un)popular is China’s Communist Party? As the economy falters and the social compact frays, Xi Jinping wants to know ...

Was Nero really a monster? Rome experienced some of its greatest economic and cultural dynamism under Nero's rule, and yet he's called everything from a murderous psychopath to a depraved tyrant.

How unlikely emperor Vespasian restored Rome – and gave it its gladiatorial heart He may have been the fourth emperor in a year as the Roman empire threatened to tear itself apart, but he oversaw a ...