Christianity spread across the Roman Empire through persecution, cultural adaptation, and the transformation of pagan beliefs ...

Daniel Voshart, a designer in Toronto, used machine learning and Photoshop to transform busts of Roman emperors into photorealistic images. Voshart wanted to present the emperors as they would have ...

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?

Roman Emperor Valerian’s capture by Shapur I at Edessa was the lowest point in Roman history, exposing the empire's sudden ...

Ruling Imperial Rome was a risky business—a gladiator was more likely to survive his fight than a Roman emperor was to die peacefully of old age and natural causes. According to a paper published in ...

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King for a day? How about emperor for two months? Between A.D. 260 and 274, a succession of generals ruled over the Gallic Empire, a breakaway state from the Roman Empire that included the provinces ...

Even 2,000 years ago, famous people knew how to make a quick exit. Ancient Rome's mighty Colosseum had a secret tunnel that allowed Roman emperors to sneak out of the arena unseen, archaeologists ...

Some contemporary accounts suggest that they did some scheming. “In one of the sources, it even says that they had a plan to split the Empire in the middle,” says Andrew Scott, a professor of ...

This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them. The latter days of the Roman Republic, which preceded the ...