Public ceremonies, lavish processions, and temporary wooden arches were commonplace after victory in Ancient Rome. But during ...

A metal detectorist found a hoard of coins which were used throughout the Roman period. Colin Cole unearthed a total of 16 ...

A 2000 year old novel, considered a “gossip-y” account of the Roman ... emperors of the Roman Empire: Julius Caesar, Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, Nero, Galba, Otho, Vitellius ...

Magnificent arenas, imperial palaces, forgotten cities... Croatia is home to an exceptional ancient heritage, witness to a ...

While the “frivolous East” may have been happy to venerate men as though they were gods, the serious men of the Roman ...

Sorin Colac/Alamy Nowhere evokes the ancient ... sated Rome's bloodlust for gladiatorial games, but even though it could accommodate a minimum of 50,000 spectators, it sees even higher demand today.

An ancient coin, Gold Decadrachm of Hieron II ... was recognized throughout the empire and solidifying his brand. Subsequent Roman emperors, such as Nero and Vespasian, further utilized coinage for ...

The Eastern Roman Empire had seven simultaneous emperors during the Middle Ages ... Titus Flavius Vespasianus. A seasoned veteran, Vespasian entrusted his son Titus with concluding the suppression of ...

Beyond the handful of memorial libraries, many other ancient Roman public libraries were great cultural centers, including the Forum of Peace in Rome, dedicated by Emperor Vespasian; the Library of ...