In June of the year 68, the emperor Nero, on learning that the Roman Senate had declared him a public enemy, plunged a dagger into his throat (with the loyal assistance of his private secretary).

Mary Beard traces the profile of the Roman emperor. In her new book, the author of ‘SPQR’ dispenses with masculine power fantasies to explore what it took to rule Rome. November 10, 2023.

Discover six of Rome's most important emperors. Constantine. Born sometime between 271 and 273 AD; Reigned 306 - 337 AD; Pivotal moment: Constantine brought the endemic civil wars of the later ...

After the emperor Commodus' assassination in A.D. 192 (instigated by the leader of the Praetorian Guard), the Roman Empire entered a period known as the "Year of the Five Emperors." ...

ONE year after he became Rome’s first official emperor, Augustus completed a building project which his great-uncle Julius Caesar – the military… ...

The following contains spoilers for Gladiator 2, now playing in theatersGladiator 2's line of Emperors ends up being a major element of the two Ridley Scott movies, with the rulership of Rome ...

When workers began excavating a new parking garage in Rome, they discovered what archeologists say was once Emperor Caligula's "pleasure gardens." Anderson Cooper reports on the find and the ...

Fourteen-year-old Roman emperor Elagabalus, who ruled for four years beginning AD218, was assassinated at aged 18 (Getty Images) When in Rome, do as the womans do. The decision to swap out Ela’s ...