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.

The victory of the Roman emperor Trajan over the Dacians in back-to-back wars is carved in numerous scenes that spiral around a 126-foot marble pillar in Rome known as Trajan’s Column.

Interestingly, the third Roman emperor, Caligula ... “The find makes it clear that the practices, lifestyles and clothing that the Romans brought with them to Bavaria were adopted by the ...

The rare mix of Roman and British money features portraits of emperors and kings who ruled from Rome, England and Africa. Many of the coins were minted between A.D. 46 and 47, during the reign of ...

Sixteen years later, Ptolemy returned to the Roman Empire following the invitation of its emperor Caligula ... than about a color or a piece of clothing. This is explained by the step taken ...

Over time, the Senate would be open to Roman citizens from outside Italy. By the end of the first century, even the emperor himself would be born abroad.

Archaeologists have discovered a hoard of gold Roman coins dating back to the Fourth Century which include the marks of nine emperors ruling between 364 and 408 AD. "This is a major archaeological ...

an illegitimate emperor of the Western Roman Empire who reigned for only two years (392 to 394). This usurper, Eugenius, a rhetoric teacher and court official, was proclaimed emperor of the West ...