It might come as no surprise, then that among the books he’s recommended is I, Claudius by British writer Robert Graves - a ...

Rome had as many as 11 aqueduct systems, the most ancient of which was the mile-long Aqua Appia, first operational in 312 B.C. It was named for its sponsor, the censor Appius Claudius Caecus ...

One ancient writer describes Julia, Augustus’ only daughter, entertaining her lovers in public in the Roman forum. While Messalina, Claudius’ first wife, is said to have taken part in a ...

Around 2,500 years ago, the city of Rome was at the centre of a huge empire ... Well I suppose he was impressively bizarre. Next! Meet Claudius, the man who finally conquered Britain in AD43.

Ancient Roman religious practice is a complex topic ... This is the case of Publius Claudius Pulcher, best known in history as the sacred chicken killer. In 249 BCE, during the First Punic War ...

Claudius Ptolemy was a Greek mathematician, astronomer and geographer who lived in the Egyptian city of Alexandria while under the rule of the Roman Empire. Much of medieval astronomy and ...

When Claudius took the throne ... One of the leading philosophers of ancient Rome, Seneca left behind a large body of essays, letters, tragedies and poems that have preserved his thoughts for ...