It all began with Maximinus Thrax ... who remained loyal to Maximinus. The Roman Empire and its surroundings in 230 AD, shortly before Maximinus Thrax rose to power. Credit: Richard Ishida / Wikimedia ...

But since Julius Caesar, his nephew the emperor Augustus, and all of the Roman emperors down to Nero traced their own ancestry back to Aeneas and through him to Venus, her cult emphasized romantic ...

The emperor Hadrian was well known for building ... Their villas were designed for the all-important Roman activity of otium—leisure—encompassing eating and reading, as well as that quality ...

The Roman emperors held vast wealth and control in the ... How quickly can you name all 12 Apollo astronauts that walked on the moon? —Crocodile quiz: Test your knowledge on the prehistoric ...

Generous in victory, he was kind to his defeated rivals, giving them all amnesties ... borders of the empire and tackle its enemies in the east. At home, he reformed the Roman calendar, tackled ...

Nearly 2,000 years ago this was the line that divided the Roman Empire from the rest of the world. Here in Germany the low mound is all that’s left of a wall that once stood some ten feet tall ...

Also in the hoard were 288 silver coins, all struck between 200 B.C. and ... Related: More than 1,300 coins buried during Roman emperor Nero's reign found in England Dutch archaeologists who ...

When it comes to Roman Emperors and their fate, a big mystery appears that has baffled historians and archaeologists alike for centuries.