Despite these dangers, Claudius worked hard at his job, starting work just after midnight every day. It began to pay off: he made major improvements to Rome’s judicial system, passed laws ...

Valentine’s Day, a celebration of love wrapped in candy hearts, roses and chocolates, traces back to St. Valentine. But the ...

One legend contends that Valentine was a priest who served during the third century in Rome. When Emperor Claudius II decided ...

Cupid isn’t the only Valentine’s Day tradition that dates to Ancient Greece. According to mythology, the goddess of love and ...

Know the real history of Saint Valentine and the origin of Valentine’s Day. Learn how this day became a symbol of love, ...

At the time, the Roman Empire, under Nero, was struggling to maintain control over England following the earlier invasion by Emperor Claudius. The majority of the coins are silver denarii minted ...

and were primarily stamped with the portrait of the Emperor Claudius. Nearly 300 of the Roman coins are silver denarii, minted between 200 B.C. and 47 A.D. Some of those coins are stamped with ...

Charlemagne and The Sopranos, Trump and I, Claudius – all owe a debt to the imperial biographies of Suetonius.