Being a Roman emperor was a risky job. It wasn't unusual for emperors to be killed by usurpers wanting to remove them from power. They also faced many health challenges, such as death from epidemics ...

The Colosseum Archaeological Park in Rome has opened the hidden “Passage of Commodus,” an underground corridor once reserved only for emperors ...

Rome, a historical drama set during the Roman Empire, has been branded "one of the greatest TV shows of all time" - but it's ...

The Roman emperors were once the most famous people in the world, ruling over an empire that stretched between what are now Spain and the Middle East. But just how much do you know about these ...

Warning: This post contains spoilers for Gladiator II. The drama in Ridley Scott’s Gladiator II, out Nov. 22, not only takes place in the Colosseum arena floor, but also in the stands, between the ...

The coins are marked with the faces of nine Roman emperors. National Institute for Archaeological Research Archaeologists in Luxembourg have unearthed a stash of Roman gold coins dating back some ...