Roman Empire Historical Facts
10 Roman Baby Girl Names and the Women Who Carried Them
Family ties, imperial daughters and influential mothers give these ten Roman names their ancient histories, from Augustus’s household to the Antonine court.
Roman Empire Anecdotes
Nannies of the Empire: The Wet Nurses Who Raised Roman Children
Roman wet nurses did far more than feed infants. They could shape a child’s speech, habits and earliest education, while sometimes remaining part of their lives for decades.
Roman Empire Anecdotes
Exile in Ancient Rome: What Happened When Rome Sent You Away
Exile in ancient Rome could mean escape, punishment, isolation or political survival. From Cicero to Ovid, Seneca and imperial prisoners, Roman exile took many forms.
Roman Empire Anecdotes
The Most Dangerous Place in Rome? Beside the Emperor
Near the emperor, influence could bring honours, wealth, office, and command – but it also exposed courtiers, freedmen, jurists, relatives, and guards to suspicion, rivalry, and sudden violence.
Roman Empire Historical Facts
Nero Unmasked: The Fire, the Fame, and the Fury of Rome’s Most Infamous Ruler (Part 1)
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
Claudius the Unexpected: The Emperor They Never Saw Coming
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 the Last Pharaoh, the Son of Julius Caesar?
Caesarion was born in 47 BCE, and his mother Cleopatra claimed that he was Julius Caesar's son.
Roman Empire Anecdotes
The Laudatio Turiae, a 2,100 years old Love Letter
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’s Daughter, Selene II: The Last Echo of a Dynasty
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: Condemnation and Eradication in the Political Sphere of Rome
Damnatio memoriae was a process of erasing everything there was about a person that was harmful to the Empire.