Roman Empire Historical Facts
The Gemonian Stairs: Rome's Spot of Mourning and Execution
The Gemonian Stairs became synonymous to death and humiliation for the Roman Empire's enemies and criminals.
Roman Empire Historical Facts
Agrippina the Younger: The First Empress of Rome, in a Male Dominant Society
Agrippina the Younger, born in 15 AD, was a prominent and controversial figure in Roman history.
Roman Empire Historical Facts
Rome’s most Famous Women: The Empire’s Feminine Side
Women of ancient Rome that managed to distinguish themselves from the rest. Women of power and fame.
Roman Empire Historical Facts
Messalina: Was she really the most dangerous woman of the Roman Empire?
Might be that Messalina was not what we think she was.
Roman Empire Historical Facts
Locusta of Gaul: The Imperial Poisoner of Ancient Rome
Locusta was Rome’s most famous poisoner, employed by at least two different emperors, and an empress.
Roman Empire Historical Facts
Women in Ancient Rome: Lives Shaped by Society and Law
The role of women in the Roman Empire, a life within a patriarchal society, where women were legally and socially subordinate to men.