The life of the Roman emperor Gera is, in some ways, a tragic tale of brotherly rivalry and parental miscalculation. He was ...

Caracalla was older than Geta by nearly a year. They were the sons of Septimius Severus, who was Rome’s emperor from 193 to ...

During the Augustan age, famous emperors like Nero, Hadrian, and Septimius Severus resided here. Even emperors who didn't live there still had their fun at Baiae. For example, Caligula famously ...

Felicity and the others were martyred because of a decree issued by Roman emperor Septimius Severus that forbade conversions ...

When the Roman emperor Septimius Severus restored the statues in hopes of gaining favor with Memnon, they ceased speaking their oracles. Egyptians prepare the ladder the NOVA team used to shoot ...

Although much of the complex is in ruins, you can see the remains and imagine the former glory of the Arch of Septimius Severus, the Temple of Saturn, the Arch of Titus and the House of the Vestal ...