Learn what this Roman emperor's secret garden meant to Roman society and why the discovery speaks to ancient Roman life.

In Italy, it is not uncommon to find streets and neighborhoods named Cincinnatus, but even more familiar is the name of a ...

The babies were added in the AD1400s. The two most powerful people in the senate were the consuls. Every year, the citizens of the Roman Republic voted for who they wanted to be consul.

Oh, I’ll leave them to convince you. The two most powerful people in the senate were the consuls. Every year, the citizens of the Roman Republic voted for who they wanted to be consul.

SUMMARY Slavery was integral to Roman society, and slaves outnumbered citizens in Rome. There were many routes to slavery, including as prisoners of war, selling oneself into slavery, or being born a ...

Did Caligula actually name a horse to be consul? Discover more about Ancient Rome's most outrageous emperors in this new gallery. You may also like: ...

However, he was appointed to a number of official positions: he was governor of a province in Asia and, later on, served as consul – the highest position in Rome. In these posts, he showed ...

What did it mean to be an emperor in ancient Rome? That is the question that Mary Beard sought to answer in her 2023 book, “Emperor of Rome.” She wrote, “Everyone then, including emperors, was ...