From the hills of the Czech Republic’s Moravia region, archaeologists discovered a rare bronze wrist purse worn by a Roman ...

An archaeological dig in eastern France revealed the remnants of a five-foot-high equestrian statue that likely overlooked a ...

Ottoman imperium eventually ended in ignominy, with defeat in World War I and the Armenian Genocide – an appalling ...

As Lord Foster’s equestrian sculpture to honour Queen Elizabeth II gets under way, we look at the best representations of a ...

Rebecca Winke’s first visit to Rome was a coup de foudre, and her affection for the Eternal City has only grown over 25 years ...

The 2025-26 season begins in two months, and there are still so many unanswered questions. But one certainty is that the league will look almost nothing like it ...

The highlight of the show was a giant glowing outline of a car floating above the Eternal City, virtually passing through some of Rome’s most iconic landmarks: the Colosseum, the equestrian statue of ...

Mark Zuckerberg’s admiration of Augustus is famous. He recently gave up his “Caesar” haircut for young–Marcus Aurelius curls and wears big T-shirts printed with Latin slogans.

That master was none other than Herodes Atticus, the former teacher of Marcus Aurelius, a man known for his violent and misogynistic nature who had served as senator, quaestor, and praetor under ...

His nuanced performance unearths the essence of Macrinus: a survivor whose enslavement under Marcus Aurelius bred a methodical quest for vengeance against Rome itself.

Ridley Scott weaponizes the once-in-a-lifetime theatrical talents of Denzel Washington to organize the Shakespearean downfall of Ancient Rome .

In the film, he is portrayed as a former slave turned oligarch who used to serve under Marcus Aurelius. He purchases Lucius to fight for him in the Colosseum and politicks throughout the film to ...