It was even rumored that he had helped speed his brother Titus towards his death. “Master and God” As emperor, Domitian was hated by the Roman aristocracy, largely because of his cruelty and ...

T o mark the opening of the Colosseum in 80 C.E., the Roman emperor Titus staged a staggering spectacle, flooding the arena with water and bringing in “horses and bulls and some other ...

Finally, he wasted no time establishing his dynasty, insisting that his two sons – Titus and Domitian ... he joked, mocking the Roman tendency to turn dead emperors into gods, "I think ...

Archaeologists in Luxembourg have discovered a lavish 1,700-year-old hoard of Roman gold coins that had been placed near the foundations of a small, tower-like Roman fort.

Through Al-Ghaili’s creative lens, figures such as Nefertiti, the Egyptian queen celebrated for her beauty and influence; Socrates, the father of Western philosophy; Titus, the Roman emperor who ...