The Roman emperor Nero is known as one of history’s most brutal and eccentric leaders. He is said to have killed his mother, stepbrother and wives, persecuted Christians and squandered a fortune ...

Terrified, Nero fled to the country with his few remaining slaves and killed himself. Without any heirs, the Roman Empire now had no leader. With the ultimate prize up for grabs, rival generals ...

For most of this period, emperors were not chosen on the basis ... but he was not the last – Claudius sidelined his own son in favor of Nero, while Nerva "adopted" Trajan to ensure a smooth ...

Agrippina the Younger was a very important woman in the reigns of three of the earliest Roman emperors. She was the sister of the emperor Caligula, the wife of Claudius and the mother of Nero.

Roman emperor Augustus understood, just as Donald Trump does, that to stand at the head of a superpower is to stand as an ...

Although Nero's ... the Roman army with grain and livestock," the museum said. At the time the hoard was buried, Worcestershire was located on the frontier of the Roman Empire, according to ...

Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, known for his tumultuous reign as Roman emperor from AD 54 to AD 68, built the "Golden House" whose archaeological treasures continue to astonish ...

Archaeologists unearthed an ancient Roman structure known as Nero's Theater. Nero was known as an emperor who had an affinity for theater and music, PBS reported. He reigned over Rome from 54-68 AD.