Born to a Roman knight and tax-collector ... to the throne as his two main rivals, Otho and Vitellius. In July 69 AD, Vespasian was proclaimed emperor by his troops, as well as legions in Egypt ...

A metal detectorist from England spent six years searching a single field before locating a rare Roman coin from 69 A.D. The ...

Galba was quick to make enemies. By rewarding his Gallic troops, he alienated the Lower Rhine Army, which proclaimed Aulus Vitellius to be the rightful Emperor. And when the Praetorian Guard asked ...

A rare 2,000-year-old Roman coin discovered by a 76-year-old farmer has been sold at auction for £4,700. Ron Walters, from ...