In today’s sizes, the shoes would have been the equivalent of a UK men’s size 12 to 14, which is 13 to 15 in the US. In ...

What if Julian hadn't died on campaign? Would the Roman Empire have avoided collapse or simply delayed it? We explore a different future where Julian changes everything. NATO Army chief sounds ...

they were not remnants from the debauched revelries that the murderous and sex-crazed Roman Emperor Caligula used to hold on the ship. Instead, they were vestiges of modern, everyday life from a ...

When the How Often Do You Think About the Roman Empire? meme went viral in 2023, it may have felt like a passing joke — until it became clear that people really do think about it all the time.

The Roman Empire might live rent-free in the minds of straight men, but the LGBTQ+ community should celebrate its history, too. After all, while America has yet to see a gay president, gay men ...

Roman aristocrats, including the emperor Augustus himself, would travel by horseback or wagon to Sorrento, then sail the three miles to Capri to escape the summer heat and to indulge in otium ...

The upcoming PC game puts players in the role of a new Roman governor during a relatively peaceful 200-year span. Players start out with a single settlement, but they’ll have to expand and build ...

In The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered, the players can acquire the Emperor's sword early, exploiting the Lover birthsign's paralysis ability. By provoking Emperor Uriel Septim and using the ...

Notorious for hedonism and sacrilege, the excesses of Elagabalus were too much, even for the Roman Empire. Lounging in a golden robe and crown, the Roman emperor Elagabalis looks on as his guests ...

Thanks to modern-day literature and films—and the fact that ancient amphitheaters remain standing throughout the former Roman Empire ... just a shield and sword resembling those Roman legionary ...