Joseph Quinn and Fred Hechinger's roles as Geta and Caracalla in Gladiator 2 are based on real Roman Emperors.

The first answer is simple: hereditary rule. For most of this period, emperors were not chosen on the basis of their ability or honesty, but simply because they were born in the right family.

A Danish museum is returning the bronze head of Septimius Severus to Turkey after agreeing that it was probably looted from a ...

One famous domed building was the Pantheon in ... Theatres were built throughout the Roman Empire. Their design was usually a semi-circle arrangement of seats around a stage where performances ...

During the Roman Empire's more than 500-year run, more than 30 of ancient Rome's 82 emperors were assassinated while in office. Indeed, being the most powerful person in the land was often a death ...

According to Mary Beard, classicist and author of Emperor of Rome: Ruling the Ancient Roman World, most of that time would have been spent in transit to Rome from present-day York, U.K., where ...

100 BC – 44 BC / Reigned 46 – 44 BC) changed the course of Roman history. Although he did not rule for long, he gave Rome fresh hope and a whole dynasty of emperors. Born into an aristocratic ...