Ancient Roman political leaders could be violent and cruel. Some had odd tastes and were out of touch. Others had wildly ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. There were over 80 emperors ...

What did it mean to be an emperor in ancient Rome? That is the question that Mary Beard sought to answer in her 2023 book, “Emperor of Rome.” She wrote, “Everyone then, including emperors, was trying ...

Being a Roman emperor was a risky job. It wasn't unusual for emperors to be killed by usurpers wanting to remove them from power. They also faced many health challenges, such as death from epidemics ...

In AD 9, three Roman legions suffered a massacre in a region of Germania undergoing pacification. In the years that followed several attempts were made to capture or kill the German mastermind, ...

'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 ...

The Roman Empire conjures up images of military power, gladiatorial contests, and feats of engineering, but to the men who ruled, life was complicated and fraught with risk. Julius Caesar, whose power ...