The Roman emperor who died from eating too much cheese

Other Roman emperors met far more bloody ends than the cheese-loving Antoninus. Nero committed suicide; Galba was murdered by ...
Greek Reporter

Vast Roman Road Network That United the Empire Revealed in New Digital Map

A new interactive map reveals the Roman road network, linking Ancient Greece with the empire and shaping trade, travel, and ...
Time

Why We Can’t Get Over the Roman Empire

Holland is an award-winning historian of the ancient world, a translator of Greek and Roman classical texts, and a documentary writer. He is the author of seven books, including his most recent, PAX: ...
Newsweek

‘Extraordinary’ Roman Fort Discovered That Likely Housed 500 Soldiers

An archaeologist has discovered an "extraordinary" ancient Roman fort that once housed hundreds of soldiers. Researcher Mark Merrony located the remains of the fort in Pembrokeshire, a county in ...
PBS

Bust of Augustus as a young man

Adopted by Caesar, Augustus (c.62 BC – 14 AD / Reigned 31 BC – 14 AD) had to fight for his throne. His long rule saw a huge expansion in the Roman Empire and the beginnings of a dynasty that, over the ...