imperial rome

September 14, 2020
On this day (14 September) in 81 A.D., Domitian became Roman Emperor.

November 19, 2018
A Roman Villa in Positano

June 24, 2018
The 24th day of June is an important one in Roman imperial history.

April 8, 2018
Caracalla (born Marcus Aurelius Antoninus in 188), was assassinated on 8 April 217, after nearly 20 years as one of the most reviled Roman emperors.

March 11, 2018
On 11 March 222, the teenage Roman Emperor Elagabalus was assassinated, along with his mother, Julia Soaemias, the first woman accorded the official title of Augusta in the Roman Senate.

November 19, 2017
The Art of Death was Important in Ancient Roman Life Funerary imagery permeated Roman culture and riddled the visual landscape.

November 5, 2017
On 5 November 1911 Italy annexed the Libyan cities of Cyrenaica and Tripoli.