The clash of conservative titans had Meyers feeling like a Roman emperor: “I just want someone to feed me grapes while I say, ...

When workers began excavating a new parking garage in Rome, they discovered what archeologists say was once Emperor Caligula's "pleasure gardens." Anderson Cooper reports on the find and the ...

Much like the golden age offered to the United States today, the Roman golden age promised plenty, peace, and security for those who fell in line with its prerogatives. My research on Paul and his ...

Among the star lots is Napoleon’s iconic bicorne hat, crafted by his official hatmaker Poupard, estimated at between 500,000 euros and 800,000 euros. His personal gold and ebony seal, used to send ...

Roman religion also allowed for innovation, as in the case of the worship of the Roman Emperor. The Pantheon is the world's best preserved Roman temple and the version that we see here is by ...

I attend a Bible reading group. We read scriptures from the lectionary that many churches use. Synagogues in the time of ...

Well, in Gladiator II, Emperor Caracalla does have a pet monkey, a capuchin, that he’s very fond of. So that sounds more like something that could have happened. That’s feasible, yeah.

As someone who’s studied Ancient Rome for years, I’ve recently been asked which Roman emperor was most like Donald Trump. In some ways he’s a pastiche of several Roman leaders.

The ultimate lesson of the Roman Republic’s fate is that once you’ve allowed one man to rule as a monarch, even if you pretend he doesn’t, you are past the point of no return.