Subsequent analyses revealed that the coin dates from the time of Emperor Claudius, who ruled the Roman Empire from ... Related: 7 haunting caves ancient humans used for art, burials and ...

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 ...

During her reign as Claudius’s wife, she was the first Roman woman to appear on the front of a coin alongside the emperor himself instead of on the reverse. Although Caligula gave her and her ...

One ancient writer describes Julia, Augustus’ only daughter, entertaining her lovers in public in the Roman forum. While Messalina, Claudius ... the other hand, the coins and works of sculpture ...