A Roman emperor, long thought to have been invented by forgers, was found by a coin study to have likely been real. Coins depicting a Roman emperor called Sponsian were first discovered in ...

Throughout antiquity, kingdoms and nations rose and fell but Rome stood strong—until its steep decline. The fall of this ...

A lost "Roman emperor" long thought to have never existed may be a real historical figure, a study analyzing several gold coins has found. The ancient Roman leader, known as "Sponsian," is known ...

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Caligula, the ancient Roman emperor infamous for his insanity and cruelty, may have had a soft spot for plants, according to recently published research. A new study co-authored by Trevor Luke, a ...

The area was cut off from the rest of the Roman empire around 260 CE and there was an ongoing civil war. Researchers think he was a military commander who found himself in a difficult situation.

In 1713, a cache of Roman coins was discovered in Transylvania, several of which bore the portrait and name of Sponsian—but there are no historical records of a Roman emperor with that name.

Something tells me US president Donald Trump would love to be a Roman emperor. The mythology of unrestrained power with sycophants doing his bidding would be seductive. But in fact, Roman emperors ...

A life-sized statue of a Roman emperor posing as the classical hero Hercules has been discovered during sewer repair works near the Appia Antica (Appian Way), ancient Rome's first highway.

If not for Nero, Caligula would easily be rated the Roman Empire's worst emperor, but his notorious reputation might deserve another look. Caligula was so hated by his own men that they ...

Anthony Hopkins checks a lot of boxes playing a Roman Emperor Vespasian in Peacock's "Those About to Die." Here's why you'll be entertained.