A Roman silver coin hoard worth almost the same as a legionary's monthly wage in the 2nd Century has been uncovered by a ...

As emperor, Trajan expanded the Roman Empire to become larger than ever before. He conquered Dacia (now part of Romania), which provided land for Roman settlers and rich pickings from gold and ...

A statue of Trajan, a former Roman emperor, on the main road outside the Imperial Forum in Rome in 2022. (Kaveh Kazemi/Getty Images) Review by Stephanie McCarter.

From 27 B.C.E. to 180 C.E., the Roman Empire saw a period of relative tranquility and prosperity now known as the Pax Romana ...

Archaeologists in Rome uncovered a colossal ancient marble head near Trajan’s Forum, possibly depicting Emperor Trajan or the ...

Charles V was a “Roman Emperor” in a sense different than what the average modern-day person might think. The 16th-century monarch ruled the confederation of territories known as the Holy ...

A crackdown on international art trafficking has recovered 11,049 stolen artefacts, including ancient coins and books and a marble bust believed to represent the niece of a Roman emperor, European ...

Nigel Mills, Coins and Artefacts Specialist at Noonans, said: “The coin was issued by the Emperor Trajan in AD 107 after he had recalled all the worn Republican coins from circulation and only ...

By A.D. 97, about a century before the Gladiator movies take place, Trajan from Spain became the first non-Italian emperor. A series of fellow Spaniards, Gauls (Frenchmen), North Africans, and ...

4. Trajan's Column. One of the most impressive monuments of ancient Rome is Trajan's Column, which was erected in 106–113 AD by the Roman emperor Trajan. Towering at 38 meters, the structure is ...