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 ...

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

Roman Emperors in Context is a collection of specialized and technical academic studies that will have limited appeal to an audience interested mainly in military history. As a collector of coins from ...

Best books on Roman history, from Romulus and Remus to the decline of Empire - A curated list for those who can’t stop ...

EMPEROR OF ROME: Ruling the Ancient Roman World, by Mary Beard If social media is to be believed, men can’t stop thinking about the Roman Empire, particularly its “alpha male” elements.

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.

We then get a quick look at the consequences of the death of Pertinax, in several years of civil war from which Septimius Severus, who had been one of the late emperor’s protégé’s, emerged as the ...

T o a historian of ancient Rome like Mary Beard, it’s always timely to talk about the empire. But her new book about the daily lives of Roman Emperors, Emperor of Rome: Ruling the Ancient Roman ...

Roman Emperor Caligula's massive party ships were not burned by the Nazis during World War II, researchers say. A US artillery unit was to blame.