If you’ve spent any time on TikTok lately, you’ve probably seen videos about the Roman Empire. No, we don’t mean videos about world history. There’s been a viral trend on the social media ...

In September of 476 AD, the barbarian commander Odoacer forced the teenaged Western Roman emperor Romulus Augustus to resign his office. The Constantinopolitan chronicler Marcellinus Comes would ...

Ancient Rome was a dangerous place to be an emperor. During its more than 500-year run, about 20 percent of Rome's 82 emperors were assassinated while in power. So, what led to their downfalls?

Nero, who ruled from 37 to 68 A.D., was the first Roman emperor to persecute the Christians. In July of 64, more than half of Rome was destroyed by fire.

Related: The Weird Reason Roman Emperors Were Assassinated Some of those "failures" were quite gruesome. Publius Septimius Geta, who died in A.D. 211, was slaughtered in his mother's arms when he ...

The Roman Empire set up many of the structures on which the civilisation of modern Europe depends. It's no wonder the Romans can fire our imaginations, but what values did they hold, to help them ...

The Roman Way explores different aspects of everyday life, two millennia ago. David Aaronovitch, The Roman Way, Roman Empire, Caesar, Rome, emperors, Hadrian's Wall.

CARACALLA Roman emperor, A.D. 198 to 217 Head seized from the Met and in storage in New York. Torso is thought to be with a Greek collector.

Here are 15 questions to test your knowledge of the rulers of the Roman Empire. Good luck! And if you need a hint click the yellow button. More science quizzes ...