Other Roman emperors met far more bloody ends than the cheese-loving Antoninus. Nero committed suicide; Galba was murdered by ...

He led legions, earned the trust of emperors, and died with his wealth and legacy intact. His story isn’t one of tragedy—but of quiet dominance in a brutal age ...

Researchers say a villa buried by the eruption in A.D. 79 corresponds with records of the Roman emperor's death in A.D. 14. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

The Year of the Four Emperors (69 AD) marked the first brutal civil war of the Roman Empire, plunging the empire into chaos ...

Archaeologists say they may have discovered the death site of the Roman Empire's founder in southern Italy. Excavations carried out by researchers from the University of Tokyo at the northern foot of ...

Archaeologists on the Channel Islands off the coast of France have found two coins from the Roman era. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

This story is a collaboration with Biography.com. Archaeologists have made a groundbreaking discovery in the shadow of Mount Vesuvius: the long-hidden villa that may mark the final resting place of ...

One of the funniest works of Roman literature to survive—and the only one that has ever made me laugh out loud—is a skit, written by the philosopher Seneca, about the Emperor Claudius’ adventures on ...