Augustus, though careful to preserve the appearance of republican institutions, held ultimate authority, effectively making ...

Nero, who ruled from A.D. 54 to 68, is often remembered as one of history’s most notorious emperors, his reputation steeped ...

Edward Watts is a historian at the University of California San Diego and the author of two books on ancient Rome. One, from 2018, is called Mortal Republic: How Rome Fell Into Tyranny, and the other, ...

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Armed with new tools, scholars are finally able to read papyrus scrolls long deemed too fragile to open. The breakthrough ...

“Understanding Romans through a Māori lens makes it much easier to grasp Roman politics. Concepts like mana and tangata ...

Ancient Roman people made these bronze coins. They show portraits of Roman leaders called emperors. These emperors were among the first people in the world to put their own faces on coins. When the ...

It served as a hub for commercial, political, religious and social activities ... Researchers have uncovered the remains of an ancient Roman forum (not pictured) at an archaeological site in ...

Decades after Gladiator swept the Oscars, Ridley Scott is back with the highly anticipated Gladiator II, proving there's no ...

The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other ... A view of Pompeii, the ancient Roman city near modern Naples in Italy, is seen in 1979. An ...