Introduction Ti. Claudius Nero Germanicus (b. 10 BC, d. 54 A.D.; emperor, 41-54 A.D.) was the third emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty. His reign represents a turning point in the history of the Principate for a number of reasons, not the least for the manner of his accession and the implications it carried for the nature of the office.
A wise person would ask the question? What if the Roman Emperor Justinian was wrong? With the anathema of the Church man Origen, the question should be phrased: What if the emperor-politician Justinian was wrong in his condemnation of one of the most saintly and knowledgeable Christians in the history of the Church?
Elagabalus (/ ˌ ɛ l ə ˈ ɡ æ b əl ə s /), also known as Heliogabalus (Latin: Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus; c. 203 – 11 March 222), was Roman emperor from 218 to 222. A member of the Severan dynasty, he was Syrian, the second son of Julia Soaemias and Sextus Varius Marcellus.
The Roman Empire (La: Imperium Romanum) or Senate and People of Rome, a caesaropapist constitutional republic, covers a third of the planet. The most powerful sovereign state in the modern world and the largest and oldest country in history, Rome controls land on every continent and shares
Tiberius (/ t aɪ ˈ b ɪər i ə s /; Latin: Tiberius Caesar Divi Augusti filius Augustus; 16 November 42 BC – 16 March 37 AD) was Roman emperor from 14 AD to 37 AD, succeeding the first emperor, Augustus.
ROME AND ROMANIA, 27 BC-1453 AD. Emperors of the Roman and the so-called Byzantine Empires; Princes, Kings, and Tsars of Numidia, Judaea, Bulgaria, Serbia, Wallachia, & Moldavia;
Ancient Rome – The Later Roman Empire: After the assassination of Commodus on Dec. 31, ad 192, Helvius Pertinax, the prefect of the city, became emperor. In spite of his modest birth, he was well respected by the Senate, but he was without his own army.
Emperors of the Sangoku,, the “Three Kingdoms,” of India, China, & Japan. India and China are the sources of the greatest civilizations in Eastern and Southern Asia. Their rulers saw themselves as universal monarchs, thereby matching the pretensions of the Roman Emperors in the West.
We all know Rome was a weird place. After all, people went everywhere in togas, had sex with their teens and spent their free time watching Russell Crowe fight tigers.
Poisoning their lovers, seducing their sons If you thought Roman emperors were power-crazed and debauched, meet their wives. …
