Tiberius Caesar had the unenviable task of succeeding his stepfather Augustus. He would always be a pale shadow of the ...

Known as caligae, these sandals were worn by Roman soldiers primarily in the first century C.E. and provided traction as they traveled over rough terrain.

Caligula’s reign came to an abrupt end on January 24 in A.D. 41, when he was assassinated by members of the Praetorian Guard. Troubled and concerned by his erratic behavior, financial mismanagement, ...

He established the new, Flavian dynasty. Born to a Roman knight and tax-collector, Vespasian was a man of relatively humble origins and played on these roots to great political advantage.