From 27 B.C.E. to 180 C.E., the Roman Empire saw a period of relative tranquility and prosperity now known as the Pax Romana ...

When it comes to Roman Emperors and their fate, a big mystery appears that has baffled historians and archaeologists alike for centuries.

The gold coin was discovered over 300 years ago in Transylvania, but up until recently it was kept tucked away in a museum ...

At this point history took a sharp turn. Shortly before Nerva died, Roman generals had debated who should be the next emperor. They chose Trajan, a former army commander, senator and governor of ...

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 dynasty of emperors. Born into an aristocratic ...

The Eastern Roman Empire had seven simultaneous emperors during the Middle Ages, between the years 1203 and 1204 AD. This was a record that the Byzantines set, living up to the most convoluted ...

More than 1,500 years after its collapse in A.D. 476, the Roman Empire has seen a resurgence in the unlikeliest of settings — social media. Online users, predominantly on the video-sharing app ...

Around 2,500 years ago, the city of Rome was at the centre of a huge empire that stretched from Scotland to Syria. The Roman Empire was based upon enslaved people and citizens. Enslaved people ...

This story appears in the January/February 2017 issue of National Geographic History magazine. The emperor Hadrian was well known for building monuments across the Roman Empire, a territory that ...

But this was about to change. For around 100 years (a century), the Roman army had been building an empire across Europe. The Romans wanted Britain's precious metals gold, tin and iron – and its ...

A 2000 year old novel, considered a “gossip-y” account of the Roman Emperors’ personal lives, has entered the book's bestseller charts. The Lives of the Caesars, originally written in Latin ...