the Roman Empire now included the land of the pharaohs. Back home, Augustus was a hero. At the age of 32, he had become Rome’s first Emperor, promising to restore peace and security. Winning the ...

Gladiator 2 director Ridley Scott recently spoke to The Hollywood Reporter about why the emperors in his films are so ...

Sharks? Maybe not. But sea battles, semi-aquatic creatures and plenty of other eye-popping spectacles were part of the ...

The only emperor penguin known to have swum from Antarctica to Australia was released at sea 20 days after he waddled ashore ...

Joseph Quinn and Fred Hechinger's roles as Geta and Caracalla in Gladiator 2 are based on real Roman Emperors.

The box office success of “Gladiator II” is a reminder that many Americans are obsessed with the Roman Empire. They've been ...

An emperor penguin has been returned to the Southern Ocean, 20 days after washing up on a beach in southwest Australia.

The drama in Ridley Scott’s Gladiator II, out Nov. 22, not only takes place in the Colosseum arena floor, but also in the ...

I'm looking into the eyes of one of the most famous leaders in the history of the world - Caesar Augustus, the first Roman Emperor. We have his bronze head here in the Roman galleries in the ...

The Emperor of Rome was already the ... would see him as their supreme spiritual leader. Roman religion had many gods and spirits and Augustus was keen to join their number as a god himself.

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