Seeking revenge, the Praetorian Guard stormed the palace ... died, Roman generals had debated who should be the next emperor. They chose Trajan, a former army commander, senator and governor ...

Soldiers stormed the palace and ... Nerva's death, Rome's generals had chosen to debate who should next serve as emperor. They chose Trajan, a former general and the governor of Upper Germany.

In Rome, archaeologists at the Domus Aurea, Emperor Nero's grand palace, have made a striking discovery ... the Renaissance revival of its techniques and the grandeur of the Roman Empire.

Deep beneath Rome’s Domus Aurea, archaeologists have unearthed a rare ingot of Egyptian blue — the world’s first synthetic pigment.