From 27 B.C.E. to 180 C.E., the Roman Empire saw a period of relative tranquility and prosperity now known as the Pax Romana ...
Augustus had outlived his preferred heirs - his two grandsons. So when he died, it was his son-in-law, Tiberius, who became emperor. Tiberius knew he was not first choice. So did everybody else.
The Roman historian Suetonius’ biography of the controversial Emperor Tiberius, is one of his most shocking and salacious, condemning Tiberius to infamy. But was Tiberius really the perverted ...
The Roman Empire was created and controlled by its ... In 14 AD, just after Tiberius had become emperor, a mutiny broke out among legions in central Europe. Soldiers complained that Rome was ...