The Roman Empire

Bust of the Roman Emperor Lucius Verus.

The Antonine Plague: the killer disease that devastated the Roman empire

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The plague that brought the Roman empire to its knees . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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A section of the Via Flaminia – the ancient route linking Rome with Rimini – in Fossombrone (Photo by karayuschij/Getty Images)

“Roman roads turn up so often” | Catherine Fletcher on what the Romans did for European transport networks . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Club AD 130: a Roman holiday . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A bust of Roman emperor Vespasian, founder of the Flavian Dynasty.

‘I’m becoming a god!’ How unlikely emperor Vespasian restored Rome – and gave it its gladiatorial heart

A portrait of Roman emperor Titus.

Emperor Titus: the underrated Roman emperor that history forgot

A statue of Domitian.

Emperor Domitian: was he really the cruel tyrant of his reputation?

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Justinian: life of the week . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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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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Roman slaves: the hidden lives of the empire’s invisible labour force . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Votive altar with relief decoration showing procession of servants

The Invisible Romans: how the brutal lives of the enslaved shaped an empire . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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A 19th-century depiction of the retreat of the Vandals from Rome

The Vandals: a victim of Roman cancel culture? . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Roman pizza, the Black Room, and renovation: 4 incredible things we learned from Pompeii: The New Dig

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Mary Beard, writer and feminist, at the Oxford Literary Festival 2019 on April 3, 2019 in Oxford, England

Video podcast Mary Beard on how to live like a Roman emperor . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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