At this point history took a sharp turn. Shortly before Nerva died, Roman generals had debated who should be the next emperor. They chose Trajan, a former army commander, senator and governor of ...

The emperor Hadrian was well known for building monuments across the Roman Empire ... all decorated with exquisite mosaics, busts, and sculptures of gods and heroes modeled on the best examples ...

Sculptures of Roman emperors have gone back on display at a Cambridgeshire estate following an absence of "more than 60 years". The busts were on show at Wimpole Hall from "at least the 1770s ...