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

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The unexpected discovery of Greenland rocks in Iceland hints that a centuries-long cold snap may have helped finish off the Western Roman Empire.

They were masters of ancient Rome – powerful, ruthless military generals who had expanded the sphere of Roman influence ... of Rome as its emperor, administering to Egypt’s people and controlling its ...

In one post, he compared Trump to “a Roman emperor” who tells other nations what to do. In another, he accused Trump and Vice President JD Vance of insulting and threatening Ukrainian ...

What Was a Roman Emperor’s Daily Life Like?' Classicist and author Mary Beard sits down with Tristan Hughes in this filmed podcast for the The Ancients podcast to discuss the role of the Roman Emperor ...

There are many contenders and one of them is Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius. Marcus Aurelius Antoninus ruled from 161 to 180 AD and was a devoted Stoic philosopher. He was part of the Nerva–Antonine ...

In “The Empire Strikes Back,” the now-celebrated 1980 sequel, audiences were treated to the first on-camera sighting of Emperor Palpatine. After receiving only a glancing mention in the first ...

Mughal emperor Aurangzeb in his last will not only left instructions for his sons for his funeral, but he also told them how to rule the kingdom, what to do and what not to do. But the most ...