signaling that educated and wealthy men from all over the empire were eligible for the highest office. It was also very successful. As emperor, Trajan expanded the Roman Empire to become larger ...

He wrote that ‘almost all the ships were dashed to pieces and ... This opened up trading opportunities between the Roman Empire and Britain to increase the wealth of the empire.

The emperor Hadrian was well known for building ... Their villas were designed for the all-important Roman activity of otium—leisure—encompassing eating and reading, as well as that quality ...

The Roman emperors held vast wealth and control in the ... How quickly can you name all 12 Apollo astronauts that walked on the moon? —Crocodile quiz: Test your knowledge on the prehistoric ...

Nearly 2,000 years ago this was the line that divided the Roman Empire from the rest of the world. Here in Germany the low mound is all that’s left of a wall that once stood some ten feet tall ...

More than 1,500 years after its collapse in A.D. 476, the Roman Empire has seen a resurgence in the unlikeliest of settings — social media. Online users, predominantly on the video-sharing app ...