Roman Empire

The Roman leader was born 29 September 106 BC.

The challenges that Gibbon faced remain much the same for historians today.

Despite shifting priorities in education, the study of ancient and medieval history remains as important as ever.

In the debate over the term 'Dark Ages' the importance of Tintagel in early medieval Britain should not be forgotten.

Was the eunuch Earinus the lover of Domitian, one of Rome’s ‘Bad Emperors’? Llewelyn Morgan pieces together the extraordinary relationship between them.

Catherine Steel traces the incredible longevity of Cicero’s great corpus of works, the study of which has helped to illuminate the intellectual and social culture of the late Roman Republic.

Evidence of make-up and beauty treatments reveal the daily nuances of Roman life.

Since antiquity, moneymen have been the target of vitriol. 

Michael Greenhalgh describes how Roman architecture and Graeco-Roman statues made a profound impression upon the great Renaissance artists.

The North African country is considering how best to serve its rich heritage.