There are several Gladiator and Gladiator 2 characters who ascend to the role of Emperor. Many of them claim the throne through brutal means, killing their own family members for a chance at power ...

A line-up of busts or paintings of the first twelve Roman emperors is one of the commonest decorations in up-market houses in Europe and the United States. Most are not actually ancient Roman, but ...

Archaeologists working at the sprawling 200-acre site of Hadrian’s Villa in Tivoli have discovered a breakfast room where the Roman emperor would dine with his wife, Vibia Sabina. Now a UNESCO ...

In this mid-20th-century photo, workers excavate the cave in Sperlonga, Italy, which was once part of a Roman emperor’s villa. Photograph by David Lees, Getty ...

An account of “what it meant to be a Roman emperor,” Mary Beard's new book is also a sustained exploration of tradition embodied by an individual ruler.