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Mosaic showing gladiators, Roman Civilization, 4th century

Bread and circuses: what happened in the amphitheatres of the Roman empire?

Marble relief depicting the Praetorian Guard, legionnaires and elite soldiers. In the Louvre, Paris, France. (Photo by Leemage/Corbis via Getty Images)

The Praetorian Guard: the emperors’ fatal servants

Illustration of last Roman emperor, Romulus Augustus, surrendering to the 'barbarian' Odoacer

Your guide to...the fall of Rome

Mural of the battle of Actium from 1600

Actium, 31 BC: the beginning of the end for Mark Antony and Cleopatra

Attila the Hun

General ancient history

Who was Attila the Hun, the barbarian ruler who terrorised the Romans?

A bust of Roman dictator Julius Caesar

Julius CaesarYour guide to the Roman dictator

Colourised print of the Lighthouse of Alexandria as imagined in the 18th century

General ancient history

The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World: what were they, and what happened to them?

Summer reads 2020: the best history books to take on holiday (or staycation)

Chew Valley Hoard

Unburied treasures: the 10 greatest discoveries made by the British public

York Minster's rose window features 16th-century Tudor Roses white on red (left) and Lancastrian Roses, red

A brief history of the English rose

Portrait head of Roman Emperor Nero circa AD 59-64. (Photo by Alamy)

Nero: Rome’s Antichrist?

HistoryExtra Academy Roman Britain: course certificate

Pompeii,Italy

What was life like in ancient Pompeii? Mary Beard shares an A-Z guide

Dan Jones by the River Medway at Rochester in Kent. Jones is the presenter of 'Walking Britain’s Roman Roads', which aired on 1 July 2020 at 9pm on 5Select

Exploring Britain’s Roman roads with historian Dan Jones

Despite popular misconception, Gladiatorial fighting was not the most popular entertainment in Ancient Rome. (Photo by Alamy)

A brief guide to ancient Rome and the Romans, plus 9 fascinating facts

Marble bust of Nero

Emperor Nero: the tyrant of Rome

The big question: what have the Romans ever done for us?

A Pictish stone carving featuring a salmon

BlogMedieval(ish) matters #3: the salmon of knowledge, rolling Roman mosaics, eels, and Crusades

Sir Barry Cunliffe and a team of archaeologist roll up a Roman mosaic at Fishbourne Roman palace

Roll up, roll up: how the Roman mosaics at Fishbourne Palace were saved

Engraving of the death of Cleopatra

When and how did Queen Cleopatra die and who killed her?

Marble statue of a young Roman girl

Everything you wanted to know about Roman Britain – but were afraid to ask

Spartacus is now associated with political upheaval, as in the 1919 Spartacist uprising.

Who were the gladiators of ancient Rome? Plus Spartacus, Crixus and 8 more fighters you should know

The burgers, known by the Romans as isicia omentata, were an early example of fast food. (Picture by Dave Thompson/Route OnePhotography/English Heritage)

Historical recipeRoman Homemade Burger

Q&AWhere do the names for days of the week come from?

Roman Britain: everything you wanted to know

Christ appearing to Mary Magdalene

Mary Magdalene: why do people want to believe she was a sinner and prostitute?

Engraving of emperor Commodus's death

Cheese, angry gods and shoddy surgeons: the unlikely deaths of Roman emperors

Illustration of Boudica, victorious over the Romans

What if…Boudica had defeated the Romans?

Pompeii wall painting depicting an erotic satyr and nymph

In bed with the Romans: a brief history of sex in Ancient Rome

Greg Jenner. (Photo by Frank Monks)

Books interviewFame, fortune and falls from grace: Greg Jenner on the rise of celebrity culture