Roman Empire Historical Facts
Nero’s legend was forged as much by writers as by deeds. Between art and atrocity, he cast himself as performer-emperor, rebuilt Rome in spectacle and stone, and left a trail of verses, scandals, and lampoons—until the line between ruler and stage all but vanished.
Roman Empire Historical Facts
Dismissed as unfit to rule, Claudius stunned Rome by becoming one of its most capable emperors—expanding borders, reforming government, and ruling with quiet competence.
Roman Empire Historical Facts
Caesarion was born in 47 BCE, and his mother Cleopatra claimed that he was Julius Caesar's son.
Roman Empire Anecdotes
Laudatio Turiae ("In praise of Turia") is a tombstone engraved with a carved epitaph that is a husband's eulogy of his wife.
Roman Empire Anecdotes
Cleopatra Selene II was the daughter of the famous Cleopatra VII, the last Pharaoh of Egypt, and the Roman general Mark Antony.
Roman Empire Historical Facts
Damnatio memoriae was a process of erasing everything there was about a person that was harmful to the Empire.