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Episode 1Introduction, and a mystery mosaic. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Silbannacus: the Roman emperor that time forgot. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Floralia, an ancient Roman celebration of fertility and nature that took place around early May

What is the history behind May Day and why do we celebrate it?

Inside a Roman home. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Eggs, bunnies and Jesus Christ: the history and origins of Easter

Digging up Roman London. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Claudia Severa’s preserved party invitation from Vindolanda

Q&AWhat was written on the Vindolanda Tablets?

A silhouette of Roman soldiers against Hadrian's Wall

What was life like on Hadrian's Wall?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland. (Loop Images/UIG via Getty Images)

Hadrian's Wall: when and why was it built? A brief guide

Naked statues, naughty gods & bad wine. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Gladiators: everything you wanted to know. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

St Patick depicted in a 13th-century folio

The history of St Patrick's Day traditions – and the importance of the colour green

Welsh flag, featuring a dragon. The red dragon of Wales dates back to Roman times. (Photo by Getty Images)

Q&AWhy does the Welsh flag feature a red dragon?

A marble bust of the Roman Emperor Claudius

Roman invasion of Britain: did the Britons ignore them?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Valentine's celebrations in historyFrom fertility festivals to the first cards

A Roman soldier stands on guard during a re-enaction at Birdoswald Roman fort in Carlisle

Roman legions: the backbone of the Roman military

In partnership with Expeditions Rome

History’s greatest mysteriesWhat happened to the Roman Ninth Legion?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

What happened to Britain’s lost Roman legion?

Hadrian’s Wall: everything you wanted to know. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A montage of Romans (Photos courtesy of Getty and Alamy)

How ethnically diverse was Roman Britain?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Hume Castle

Q&AWho was the original king of the castle and who was the dirty rascal?

Q&ACould Roman slaves buy their own freedom?

Pompeii: everything you wanted to know. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

An allegorical depiction of the plague in ancient Rome, an angel batters down a door while people lie sick on the ground

The reign of Roman disease: why did disease hit a flourishing empire?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Plagues of our past. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A mosaic that shows two Roman women exercising, one holds a flower and another holds a leaf

7 things you (probably) didn’t know about Roman women

Adolf Hitler stands with his back to a statue of Discobolos, the Discus Thrower

The classics and racial hatred: how the far right hijacked the ancient world. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The death of Domitian: how aristocrats conspired against the Roman emperor. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Pompeii: a remarkable window into ancient Roman life. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Antony and Cleopatra meet for the first time

What if...Antony and Cleopatra had won the battle of Actium?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.