From emperors to presidents, the urge to immortalize oneself in stone, steel and statute rarely outlasts the sands of time.

When Nero died in 68 AD, the Roman world was thrown into confusion as multiple impostors emerged claiming to be the fallen emperor, exploiting fame, distance, and weak communication to gather soldiers ...

The number 666 appears in the Book of Revelation as the “number of the beast,” a figure long associated with apocalyptic ...

On the other hand, Rachman’s invocation (somewhere between a fond hope and plaintive cry) of a post-Neronian presidency overlooks the fact that the normal political order in Rome was substantially ...

AI reimagines historical Roman figures as modern-looking people, bringing emperors, philosophers, and leaders into the present day.

The ancient world remembers Genghis Khan (1162-1227), who united fractured nomadic tribes through absolute power, rigid ...

Villa Poppaea, also called Villa A at Oplontis, has long been associated with Poppaea Sabina, the second wife of Emperor Nero. The villa was undergoing renovation when Vesuvius erupted in AD 79, and ...

Roman Stoic philosopher Senecas quote, “Life is like a play: it's not the length, but the excellence of the acting that ...

Amid the remains of a sumptuous villa near Pompeii, the hard-hatted conservationist scraped away centuries-old ash to reveal a vibrant red fresco.

The moral map of the Roman empire might seem fairly simple. There were good emperors, who governed wisely and brought stability, and there were bad emperors, whose tenures dissolved into cruelty and ...

A few days ago, I took the train to Rome, the Eternal City—capital of emperors, philosophers, poets, and saints.