The Roman emperor Nero is known as one of history’s most brutal and eccentric leaders. He is said to have killed his mother, stepbrother and wives, persecuted Christians and squandered a fortune ...

Why do these men seem so enthused with the Roman Empire? It could have something to do with the historical emphasis placed on the Roman Empire, much of which has survived into the modern day.

Mask of False Virgin (Marble, late 1st century BC, Teatro Argentina, Rome) Theatre in the Roman world exhibition at Ara Pacis Museum, Rome. Picture: Christopher Allen ...

The face of Greek mythology's infamous serpent-haired gorgon had been imprinted into a plaster mold that was used to make masks and decorative reliefs 2,000 years ago.

Barbarian warriors who toppled the Roman Empire were high on hallucinogenic drugs at the time of their great conquests, according to researchers. The shocking conclusion has come from Polish ...

Alessandro Russo, the co-lead archaeologist, pointed out a ceiling fresco depicting theatrical masks and Egyptian characters, highlighting the cosmopolitan influences and the high-status ...

If you have scrolled through TikTok recently, you might have seen the same question posed in videos over and over again: How often do you think about the Roman Empire? But why is this a TikTok trend?

Silver fueled the rise of the Roman Empire. But the ancient process of mining and extracting silver was also making the air thick with lead, scientists found.

Titus Flavius Demetrius was a Roman citizen living in Egypt who wanted to be buried in the Egyptian way.This gold covered mummy mask was made for the Roman citizen Titus Flavius Demetrius who died ...

A humorous TikTok trend last year revealed that average American guys think about the Roman Empire anywhere from once a month to several times a day. If you’re a guy, what will surprise you ...

Do you think about the Roman Empire a lot? Women on TikTok are finding out that men do quite a lot. Here's the Roman Empire trend, explained.