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This third-century Roman emperor was known for his depr
On 20 March 44 BC, a violent death in Rome was about to send assembled masses into uproar – sparking pandemonium that threatened to engulf the city. The incident described by the ancient biographer Su
Discover the real story behind one of the ancient world’s most notorious emperors
SELF-PROCLAIMED PROPHET ERVIL LEBARON WOULD STOP AT NOTHING TO RID THE WORLD OF HIS ENEMIES
It’s a measure of the enduring appeal of Stanley Kubrick’s 1960 swords-and-sandals epic that, when most of us hear the name Spartacus, a dimple-chinned Kirk Douglas springs immediately to mind. Heroic
Emily Briffett: Why does the 14th century, which is often dubbed ‘calamitous’, have such a bad reputation? Helen Carr: Some pretty bad things happened during the 14th century – including the greatest
The celebrity mystics who captivated Europe in the interwar years
