Roman Empire Anecdotes
The Secular Games: Ludi Saeculares
Once in a lifetime, Rome celebrated the beginning of a new age. For three days and nights, extraordinary rituals and spectacles brought the city together in a festival unlike any other.
Roman Empire News
Follow the Money: What 4 Million Ancient Roman Coins Tell Us
Buried money traces Rome’s growing reach; and the civilian activity that helped coins remain in use long after they left the mint.
Roman Empire News
Conclave's Robert Harris Sees in Rome’s Republic, a Warning for Modern Democracy
A new interview about Agrippa brings Rome’s passage to one-man rule into the present, as the Conclave novelist warns about broken political rules.
Roman Empire Historical Facts
The Battle of the Milvian Bridge: Constantine, Maxentius and the Fight for Rome
On 28 October AD 312, Constantine confronted Maxentius outside Rome in a battle that ended with a disastrous retreat toward the Tiber. Ancient accounts describe fierce fighting, broken bridges and the drowning of an emperor, but disagree over how the final moments unfolded.