Rome wasn't built in a day, but Peacock's gladiator epic TV series "Those About to Die" (now streaming) was buzzing with activity during Anthony Hopkins' first afternoon as Emperor Vespasian in an ...

The bread-and-circuses approach to public policy has never been more ambitiously or outrageously memorialized than by the eternal centerpiece of the Eternal City—the subject of “Colosseum,” the ...

In Those About To Die, Peacock’s 10-episode series centered around the evolution of sports entertainment in Ancient Rome, everything trickles down from the top. At the top of the top sits Emperor ...

Like its predecessor, "Gladiator II" is inspired by history. That doesn't mean it's bound by actual historical facts, however. Now in theaters, Ridley Scott's follow-up to his 2000 epic "Gladiator" ...

The two sons of Vespasian Titus and Domitian (ruled 79 – 81 AD, and 81 – 96 AD respectively) could not have been more different as emperors. Although Titus had a reputation for ruthlessness, he would ...

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Full casting has been announced for Josie Rourke’s forthcoming revival of Racine’s Berenice at the Donmar Warehouse. The play recounts the tragic love story of the Roman emperor Titus and Berenice of ...