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A ceiling fresco depicting Christ. (DeAgostini/Getty Images)

Christianity under Roman rule: a new church is born. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A relief showing Emperor Constantine's over Maxentius at the battle of Milvian Bridge. (Prisma/UIG/Getty Images)

A big day in history: “A cross of light” leads Constantine to victory. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Rochester Castle

The Fire of Rome, by Hubert Robert (1733-1808). "It was the worst possible place for a fire to break out, and fear turned into outright panic," says Dominic Sandbrook. Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

The LibraryA big day in history: the Great Fire of Rome

Q&A: How did the Romans write fractions?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A cast of a Roman warship carrying armed soldiers. (Photo By DEA / G. NIMATALLAH/De Agostini/Getty Images)

The Roman invasion: whose side were the Britons on?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Whithorn Priory, Dumfries and Galloway

The LibraryYe Olde Travel Guide: Mainz 1455. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

An illustration of Nikephoros II. (Photo by INTERFOTO/Alamy Stock Photo)

A big day in history: the all-conquering Byzantine emperor Nikephoros II loses his head. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Illustration by Jonty Clark

Ye olde travel guide: Pompeii 79 Ad. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

View towards Steel Rigg from Hadrian's Wall in Northumbria. (Photo by VisitBritain/Rod Edwards via Getty Images)

History explorer: Early Roman Britain. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Illustration by Jonty Clark

Ye olde travel guide: Kiev 978 AD. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Britain under Roman rule and the truth about the crusades. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Mystery and drama with the Romans and the Elizabethans. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Two women from South America. Six centuries ago South American civilisations matched the west in some respects. (Getty Images)

The wonder of the west

Hadrian's Wall photographed at Hotbank Crags and looking towards Crag Lough in Northumberland National Park. (Photo by Roger Coulam/Getty Images)

The LibraryApocalypse then circa 410: the end of Roman Britain. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Battle of Zama – Hannibal meets his nemesis

Inside Pompeii and a date with Elizabeth I. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A second-century bronze head of Roman Emperor Hadrian

Hadrian: rescuer of the Roman Empire. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A 1950s illustration of Vladimir Lenin on the sealed train between Switzerland and Russian. (Alamy)

10 ways to start a revolution. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A Roman auxiliary fort just south of Hadrian's Wall (Getty Images)

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

The columns of the Temple of Saturn and overview of the ruined Roman Forum, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Rome. (Getty Images)

Regency AcademyJustice, Roman style. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.