In the second century, as the canonical Gospels were being copied and circulated throughout the Roman Empire, another text ...
Visitors to the Colosseum in Rome can now walk through a tunnel that even in Roman times was exclusively reserved for emperors ...
Several times now, in different articles, we have referred to a 4th-century AD geographical text that constitutes the oldest ...
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The Colosseum Now Lets You Walk Where Emperors Did
In a recent statement from the Colosseum Archaeological Park, a secret tunnel once only used by Roman emperors has become ...
A superb general and politician, Julius Caesar (c.100 BC – 44 BC / Reigned 46 – 44 BC) changed the course of Roman history. Although he did not rule for long, he gave Rome fresh hope and a whole ...
Why was the first century so turbulent? The first answer is simple: hereditary rule. For most of this period, emperors were not chosen on the basis of their ability or honesty, but simply because they ...
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