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Basilica of San Vitale, Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy (Photo by Alamy)

Ravenna: from Roman powerhouse to artistic hub

A Roman soldier stands on guard during a re-enaction at Birdoswald Roman fort in Carlisle

Quiz How much do you know about the remains of Roman Britain?

Bust of Germanicus, Roman General

In the footsteps of Germanicus – a Roman General’s journey to Egypt

Shushma Malik explores the life and career of Rome’s renowned philosopher-emperor Marcus Aurelius. (Image by Getty Images)

Marcus Aurelius: thinker or fighter?

A statue of the British king Caratacus

Caratacus: Roman Britain’s greatest rebel

A statue of the Roman emperor Augustus in Augsburg, Germany

The fall of Roman Britain: how life changed for Britons after the empire

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How Machiavellian was Machiavelli?

The Resurrection of Jesus

Eggs, bunnies and Jesus Christ: the history and origins of Easter

Pod Judith Herrin WL

The Byzantine empire: everything you wanted to know

Second century relief portraying a Roman ophthalmologist examining a patient. (Photo By DEA / A. DAGLI ORTI/De Agostini via Getty Images)

Roman medicine: 6 ways people stayed healthy in ancient Rome

Julius Caesar, depicted in a first-century BC bust

Caesar’s British gamble

Shushma Malik discusses some of the most admired and reviled Roman emperors, and considers whether the legends surrounding them stand up to scrutiny. (Image by Getty Images)

The Roman emperors: everything you wanted to know

Author and biographer Max Adams

Max Adams Britain in the centuries after the Romans: “You can think of this era as a black hole into which our history tumbles”

Though green dominates the celebrations today, the colour blue was first associated with St Patrick. The earliest depictions of the saint show him in blue garments, as in this 13th century folio, La Vie des Sains. ( Image ©The British Library Board/Leemage / Bridgeman Images)

A brief history of St Patrick’s Day

The assassination of Julius Caesar

What if… Julius Caesar had not been assassinated?