It’s not coincidental that today’s optional memorial follows the Solemnity of Peter and Paul. Sts. Peter and Paul stand at ...

The Roman emperor Commodus, like Trump, was entranced with his own vanity. He commissioned statues of himself as Hercules and had little interest in governance.

Who was Roman Emperor Nero and why did he love Greece? Nero was a self-proclaimed philhellene—a lover of everything related to Greece. Unlike his Roman predecessors, who were focused on military ...

The Domus Aurea, or Golden House, was the sprawling palace of the Roman emperor Nero. Archaeologists recently uncovered a chunk of Egyptian blue ingot, an example of the opulence of the palace ...

The Monte Carlo of Ancient Rome was a resort city where emperors and other elites could indulge their wild side amid affairs ...

Across the street from the Colosseum in Rome, Italy, archaeologists excavated the remnants of a Roman emperor’s palace. One particular find — a bright blue chunk — caught their attention and ...

Roman 'political' history is also characterized by sex and murder. I shall mention only three events that took place long before the emperors existed: ...

Was Nero really a monster? Rome experienced some of its greatest economic and cultural dynamism under Nero's rule, and yet he's called everything from a murderous psychopath to a depraved tyrant ...

The Roman artist Fabullus conceived of even the smallest details of the Domus Aurea’s decoration, including paintings of mythical creatures, fanciful architecture, and naturalistic fauna.(Marco ...

When it comes to Roman emperors, the ultimate teenage rebel Nero deserves a bit of a reappraisal, argues Conn Iggulden.

If not for Nero, Caligula would easily be rated the Roman Empire's worst emperor, but his notorious reputation might deserve another look.