Roman rulers

Engraving of Roman emperor Macrinus and Denzel Washington as Macrinus in Gladiator II

The real Macrinus: how Gladiator II’s power broker became a short-lived Roman emperor

Fred Hechinger and Joe Quinn as Roman emperors Caracalla and Geta in Gladiator II (Copyright Paramount Pictures)

Caracalla and Geta: the real lives of the mad emperors of Gladiator II

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Cicero denounces plot organised by Catiline to take the power, mural painting by Cesare Maccari.

The ultimate Romans quiz . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The Roman emperor Tiberius. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Who are the most underrated Roman emperors? . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Bust of Lucius Verus.

The worst Roman emperors: 8 of the bloodiest from ancient Rome’s history

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HistoryExtra Academy video lecture: Joining the Roman empire . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus, G., 162–133 BC “Death of Tiberius Gracchus”.
(Rome, 133 BC, Tiberius Gracchus is slain by the senators with 200 of his supporters). Steel engraving, unmarked From: Picture gallery to the general. Weltgesch. By C. v. Rotteck, Karlsruhe and Freiburg (B. Herder) 1842.
Later coloring.

Thinkpiece The long death of the Roman republic . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Life - Nero V

Video podcast Life of the week: Nero . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Mary Beard

“The Roman empire cannot have been governed by a series of psychopaths. It would not have survived” Mary Beard on Roman Emperors

Trajan statue

Tom Holland on Trajan "He is vastly overrated"

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A relief on Trajan's Column shows Roman troops crossing the Danube during the war against the Dacians. Victory was the framework upon which Pax Romana was built (Photo by akg-images/Erich Lessing)

The Pax Romana: how the Romans maintained peace at the point of a sword . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

An EID MAR coin showing two daggers and a helmet

The coin that celebrates Caesar’s murder

A painting by Vincenzo Camuccini depicting the death of Julius Caesar in the Roman Senate. (Photo by Leemage/Corbis via Getty Images)

The death of Caesar: do we know the whole story?

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Pod Caesar WL

Episode 6 The evil that men do . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Episode 3 Master of his fate . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.