Poppaea Sabina (30-65 CE) was the wife of Praetorian prefect Rufrius Crispinius and then Marcus Salvius Otho (r. 69 CE) before she became the second wife of Roman emperor Nero (r. 54-68 CE)… Read More

De-a lungul paginilor de istorie, se derulează povești de dragoste care depășesc constrângerile timpului și normele societății - romane care î… Read More

Everyone knows breaking up is hard to do—but these historical splits were unimaginably brutal. From horrific secrets tearing once-happy couples apart all the way to warrior exes meetin… Read More

The great Julius Caesar never ruled as a Roman Emperor. However, even if he never got to that level, he set an excellent example for the people under him to emulate. He conquered lands for R… Read More

Written by Michel Gybels for Time Travel Rome Like Pompeii and Herculaneum, the Villa Oplontis was both destroyed and preserved by the eruption of the Vesuvius in AD79. Buried until its grad… Read More

Facts might be our bread and butter, but separating the wheat from the chaff is no easy feat. When you’ve got so much fake news, different ideological narratives, and fictional stories… Read More

The ancient history of Italy during the Roman Empire For hundreds of years, Italy dominated most of Europe and beyond. When we look back at the Roman Empire’s leaders, we unearth unbe… Read More

What is common between Cleopatra, the Egyptian queen, Pauline Bonaparte, French military leader Napoléon Bonaparte’s sister, and Poppaea Sabina, the second wife of Roman Emperor… Read More