The Gladiator films bring ancient Rome to life, but the real history behind their characters is even more dramatic. The first movie centers on Emperor Marcus Aurelius, his son Commodus, and the ...

The Roman Empire conjures up images of military power, gladiatorial contests, and feats of engineering, but to the men who ruled, life was complicated and fraught with risk. Julius Caesar, whose power ...

Zeno was the Byzantine Emperor who witnessed the end of the Western Roman Empire. He is known for being buried alive by his wife.