Nine of the worst Roman emperors, known for madness, violence, corruption, and misrule, ultimately pushed the Roman Empire ...

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There are more than 50 theories for the function of this 12-sided, pentagonal-faced bronze object — but archaeologists have ...

Julius has increased a bit from its 1994 low point. That’s probably because the similar Julian has boomed. Perhaps in another ...

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Once chaotic and essential, Rome’s Suburra lay just below the Forum. Home to artisans, taverns, and intrigue, it shaped the ...

THE luxurious but tragedy-stricken villa where the first Roman emperor, Augustus, is believed to have died has been unearthed ...

Forget Julius Caesar and Leonardo da Vinci. Italy has a new national treasure: a cat named Augustus who lives at the Colosseum.

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