His brother Domitian, however, returned Rome to tyranny and fear. Vespasian’s eldest son, Titus, was already a successful politician and general before his father became emperor. He had seen ...

Public ceremonies, lavish processions, and temporary wooden arches were commonplace after victory in Ancient Rome. But during ...

Finally, he wasted no time establishing his dynasty, insisting that his two sons – Titus and Domitian ... he joked, mocking the Roman tendency to turn dead emperors into gods, "I think ...

Rome and Ostia to this day are dotted with remnants of ancient Jewish history: a menorah on the bas-relief of the ...

The Roman response was quick and severe. Emperor Nero sent Vespasian, a skilful general, to quash the uprising, and following Nero's death in 68 CE, his son Titus was put in charge. By 70 CE ...

The Eastern Roman Empire had seven simultaneous emperors during the Middle Ages, between the years 1203 and 1204 AD. This was ...

One of the world's most notable feats of architecture is the Colosseum in Rome. Opened in 80 CE by Emperor Titus, this massive structure existed solely to entertain the masses with gladiator ...

Having subdued the Goths, warrior Titus Andronicus (Trevor Peacock) returns to Rome to bury his sons, with Gothic Queen Tamora (Dame Eileen Atkins) and her retinue as captives. The newly-dead ...

Around 1480 a few excavators began digging on the Oppian Hill and found what they thought were the ruins of the Baths of Titus ... few structures in Rome that bear the emperor’s name.

Show more One of Mozart’s last operas, La clemenza di Tito (The Clemency of Titus), is a story of friendship and forgiveness triumphing over jealousy and violence. The new emperor of Rome ...

A 2000-year-old tale of Roman emperors' secrets is making waves on bestseller lists, captivating readers with its scandalous and vivid storytelling.

Transforming Titus ... Roman characters, in rather formal monotones, from the Goths captured in the war, who sport a look that’s part military cosplay, part, well, modern goth. The vain emperor ...