Construction workers in Italy have discovered a 2,000-year-old garden that once belonged to a Roman emperor. The travertine walls of the garden overlook the banks of the Tiber, a river that cuts ...
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The Roman who promised to die for Caligula and lived to regret it
Publius Afranius Potitus learned the hard way that some promises should come with fine print. The Roman plebeian publicly ...
Caligula, the ancient Roman emperor infamous for his insanity and cruelty, may have had a soft spot for plants, according to recently published research. A new study co-authored by Trevor Luke, a ...
Left, Artist impressions of Caligula's luxury Nemi ships — Liebig collectors' card, 1935. Right - Nemi ships built by Caligula, 1st century AD, raised under during Mussolini's dictatorship in the ...
Anderson Cooper, anchor of CNN's "Anderson Cooper 360," has contributed to 60 Minutes since 2006. His exceptional reporting on big news events has earned Cooper a reputation as one of television's ...
Despite reigning for just four years, Caligula is remembered as perhaps the cruellest, maddest, most perverted, extravagant, and murderous of Roman emperors. His reign was also marked by a testy ...
Today, the serene waters of Lake Nemi make it a quaint getaway, one that is best known for its peaceful landscapes and the area's delicious wild strawberries. But in ancient Roman times, the volcanic ...
An archaeologist from the Netherlands found the ruins of a massive Roman army camp a few miles outside of Amsterdam. The fort was likely established by the Roman Emperor Caligula to house troops that ...
Italian police have reportedly cracked a case that they say may lead them to a tomb meant for the Roman emperor Caligula, celebrated as one of the worst people in the ancient world — but ...
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Was Caligula the most ruthless Roman emperor?
Roman Emperor Caligula is one of ancient history's darkest and most unsettling figures. His name is synonymous with excess, ...
Caligula, the ancient Roman emperor infamous for his insanity and cruelty, may have had a soft spot for plants, according to recently published research. A new study co-authored by Trevor Luke, a ...
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