In 476 AD, the Western Roman Empire officially came to an end. The last emperor, Romulus Augustulus, was only a boy placed on the throne by his father, the general Orestes. But Rome’s power had ...

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A Danish museum is returning the bronze head of Septimius Severus to Turkey after agreeing that it was probably looted from a shrine honoring Roman leaders. By Graham Bowley An ancient bronze thought ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- For nearly 30 years, a massive bronze statue thought to be of the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius served as the centerpiece of the ancient Roman gallery at the Cleveland Museum of Art ...

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In 663 AD, something extraordinary happened. For the first time in nearly two centuries, a reigning Roman emperor entered Rome itself. Constans II arrived from Constantinople to a city that was no ...

Investigators said there was evidence that the bronze, on loan to the museum and valued at $25 million, had been stolen from Turkey. By Tom Mashberg and Graham Bowley Septimius Severus ruled ancient ...

The latter days of the Roman Republic, which preceded the Roman Empire, were marred by political instability, as senators conspired against one another to hold onto power at the expense of the people.