For example, Julius Caesar allegedly robbed 1,360kg (3,000lbs) of gold from the Roman Capitol, replacing it with orichalcum.

Sporus was a male Roman slave. After Emperor Nero's wife Poppaea died ... After Otho was overthrown by Vitellius, Vitellus intended to have Sporus suffer in a live reenactment of the Rape of ...

Rome experienced some of it greatest economic and cultural dynamism under Nero's rule, and yet he's called everything from a ...

An outstanding cast that includes names such as Denzel Washington, who plays Emperor Macrinus and has already been praised by critics, who note that he is eligible for the Academy Award for Best ...

Carmel Serracino and Jordan Sant weave together the grim stories of the first Roman emperors in their new book, Bawxati u Reati tal-Imperaturi Rumani tal-Ewwel Seklu WK, published by Kite Group.

I am rather fond of my native land and her robust and quirky republican traditions, but Jesus did not preach democracy nor ...

Joseph Quinn joins the cast as Emperor Geta, one-half of the absolutely tyrannical leaders the Empire now has. He’s the more ...

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An emperor penguin has been found in Denmark, Western Australia, the furthest north the species has ever been recorded. The species is endemic to Antarctica but it is estimated three quarters of ...