Thanks to the artist Haroun Binous, we now see that Roman emperor Augustus was the heartthrob Daniel Craig of the ancient ...

Domitian’s murder marked the end of the Flavian dynasty and changed the rules of succession. Nerva and Trajan (ruled 96 – 98 AD, 98 – 117 AD) were not born to rule, but were chosen for the job. The ...

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Ruling Imperial Rome was a risky business—a gladiator was more likely to survive his fight than a Roman emperor was to die peacefully of old age and natural causes. According to a paper published in ...

Ancient Rome was a dangerous place to be an emperor. During its more than 500-year run, about 20% of Rome's 82 emperors were assassinated while in power. So, what led to their downfalls? According to ...