The end of the gladiators
In AD 350 the gladiatorial games were as popular, magnificent and widespread as they had ever been. An unbroken history...
09/02/2016
Roman Emperors
Nero, The Emperor
Sumptuously housed on the Palatine Hill—the origin of our word “palace”—is His Highness Claudius Nero, Head of the State, Commander-in-Chief...
20/11/2012
Roman’s “thumbs up” for the death
Neither Roman spectators calling for the death of the gladiator, nor Roman Emperors authorising one, ever gave a thumbs down....
29/05/2012
The Julio – Claudian Emperors
The Julio-Claudian dynasty normally refers to the first five Roman Emperors: Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula (also known as Gaius), Claudius, and...
27/11/2011