Roman Empire Historical Facts
Behind Rome’s power and conquests lay the daily lives of its people. From family and education to poverty, slavery, law, and spectacle, their routines and struggles reveal how ordinary Romans shaped the empire’s enduring legacy.
Roman Empire Anecdotes
Lucius Verus is often overshadowed by his co-emperοr, Marcus Aurelius, but his rich in contrast and character biography deserves a deep dive.
Roman Empire Anecdotes
From the sands of Africa to the edge of Britain, Septimius Severus rose as an emperor forged by ambition and war. Neither Rome-born nor Senate-chosen, he remade the Empire in his image—provincial, militarized, and enduring.
Roman Empire Anecdotes
In the vast tapestry of Roman history, where emperors often rose to fame through conquests or fell from grace amidst scandal, Antoninus Pius stands out as a unique figure.
Roman Empire Anecdotes
Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus; adoptive siblings and co-emperors, one shining through the centuries, the other fading quietly along history’s winding path.
Roman Empire Historical Facts
How was apotheosis used as a religious practice, but also as a political tool in ancient Rome? How was it used to solidify dynastic legitimacy and reinforce imperial ideology?
Roman Empire Historical Facts
In the records of Roman history, Marcus Opellius Macrinus stands as a unique, and often overlooked figure.
Roman Empire Historical Facts
Commodus was largely seen as capricious, self-indulgent, and more interested in personal pleasures than in governing the empire.
Roman Empire Anecdotes
How have “Meditations” or better yet” To himself”, the thoughts of Marcus Aurelius survived through the centuries?
Roman Empire Historical Facts
Suetonius' influence extends beyond his own time. His biographical style set a precedent for later historians and biographers.
Roman Empire Historical Facts
Cassius Dio, also known as Dio Cassius, was a notable Roman historian and senator of Greek origin who lived during the Roman Empire.
Roman Empire Anecdotes
The Roman army veterans were settling in conquered lands to Romanize the area and keep the situation under control.
Roman Empire Historical Facts
Faustina the Younger, also known as Annia Galeria Faustina Minor, was a prominent Roman empress in the 2nd century CE.
Roman Empire Historical Facts
The Temple of Jupiter at Baalbek, also known as Heliopolis Syriaca, is a massive Roman temple and known as the largest of its kind in the Roman Empire.
Roman Empire Anecdotes
The Roman Theatre in Amman, with a seating capacity for 6,000 people, is a celebrated 2nd-century structure. This iconic site in Jordan's capital harks back to the era when the metropolis was called Philadelphia during Roman times.