As in earlier persecutions, the initiative arose at the heart of government; some emperors, as outraged by the Christians as many private citizens, considered it their duty to maintain harmony with the gods, the pax deorum, by which alone the empire flourished. Accordingly, Decius and Valerian...
In order to have stability it had become essential to protect the life of the emperor and so Diocletian drew up a new system of government whereby two emperors called “Augusti” would have two commanders under them called “Caesars”. If one emperor were to die the Caesar under him would...
What was it really like to rule and be ruled in the Ancient Roman world? In her international best-seller SPQR, Mary Beard told the thousand-year story of ancient Rome. Now, she shines her spotlight on the emperors who ruled the Roman empire, from Julius Caesar (assassinated 44 BCE...
Step into the world of Roman emperors on RomanEmperors.com. Explore the lives, reigns, and impact of iconic figures like Julius Caesar, Augustus, Nero, and more. Your ultimate source for Roman history.
celebrations in AD 88 and 204, after intervals of roughly 110 years. However, they were also held by Claudius in AD 47 to celebrate the 800th anniversary of Rome′s foundation, which led to a second cycle of Games in 148 and 248. The Games were abandoned under later Christian emperors....
Ancient Rome - Cult of the emperors: Among the institutions most important in softening the edges of regional differences was the cult of the emperors. In one sense, it originated in the 4th century bc, when Alexander the Great first received veneration
There wasn’t actually an office called Emperor. Tiberius was given a package of powers that Augustus had, and these powers were passed along to future emperors by the senate. For all practical purposes, they had absolute control. They could do whatever they wanted with no checks on their po...
(such as beards to appear as philosopher-thinkers for example), although some fixing, rather like plastic surgery today, was not unknown. Only towards the 4th century and later were the emperors’ portraits substantially altered for shameless propagandistic rendering – in order to give them a ...
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Walking (or biking) the Appian Way lets you walk in the footsteps of Roman emperors, merchants, saints and maybe even St. Peter himself.Spartacus and other slaves that rebelled against Rome were crucified along the Appian Way.There are also many tombs and catacombs that you can visit along ...