Originally written in 121 CE during Emperor Hadrian's time (the one who built Hadrian's Wall, where you can still hike today ...

In two new books, the historians Adrian Goldsworthy and Tom Holland portray an empire that knew how to hold back from a fight and make room for upstarts. Someone’s husband trying on a Roman ...

1. The greatest glory for a general in ancient Rome was a triumph, a street party celebrating his greatest victories or, as Mary Beard puts it, his “biggest massacres, depending on whose side ...

A 2000 year old novel, considered a “gossip-y” account of the Roman Emperors’ personal lives, has entered the book's bestseller charts. The Lives of the Caesars, originally written in Latin ...

The Roman people, horrified at this monstrous act, formed a huge procession to carry the bird to his grave on the Via Appia. Guy de la Bédoyère is a historian and writer. His book ‘ Populus.

A newly translated version of 'The Lives of the Caesars', a gossip-filled account of the escapades of Roman emperors, has made it into the UK bestseller charts – 2,000 years after it was first ...

In “Ancient Christianities: The First Five Hundred Years,” Paula Fredriksen explores how a localized sect became a universal Roman church.