When you’re the emperor Augustus, they let you do it.

The pieces in this exhibition convey a great sense of what it must have been like to encounter these works in their ...

Kings and Generals historical animated documentary series on the history of ancient history and Roman empire continues with a ...

“Anyone feeling late stage empire vibes ... was by then securely established on the ruins of the Roman republic, and Augustus was succeeded without question by his stepson, Tiberius.

The graveyard of Liternum, near Naples, was in use between the first century B.C.E. and the third century C.E.

Pliny the Elder’s 37 volume Naturalis Historia is the largest single work to have survived from the Roman Empire. It includes ...

In 12 B.C., Augustus, at the height of his power ... greatly improved overland travel in the empire. Roman legions could shuttle long distances along it at an average speed of almost four miles ...

The Easter story is one of a king laying down his life for what the people needed, even as they mocked and crucified him, ...

From the fall of Rome to the rise of Christianity, Tom Holland's books offer a modern lens on ancient history. Here, we rank ...