Other Roman emperors met far more bloody ends than the cheese-loving Antoninus. Nero committed suicide; Galba was murdered by his bodyguards, the praetorians; and Geta was murdered by his brother ...
Being a Roman emperor was a risky job. It wasn't unusual for emperors to be killed by usurpers wanting to remove them from power. They also faced many health challenges, such as death from epidemics ...
The Holy Roman Empire, despite the name, was Germanic, but why was it called Roman if it had nothing to do with the Romans?
Stunning map of ancient roads will give you a good reason to think about the Roman Empire more often
How often do you think about the Roman Empire? For a team of international researchers who went all in and mapped the ancient Roman road system, the answer — truly — is every day. And now, anyone can ...
The Roman emperors were once the most famous people in the world, ruling over an empire that stretched between what are now Spain and the Middle East. But just how much do you know about these ...
Samuel Agbamu has received funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council and the Leverhulme Trust for research relevant to this article. How often do you think about the Roman empire? Elon ...
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