The Life of Antoninus Pius

The Greeks have landed at Glasgow's Burrell Collection , so I made the journey (from Lanuvium, of course) to pay my respects. First off,...

A Roman emperor hunting for a topic to begin a new year naturally seizes upon Janus, the god of doorways. But did you know that the planet S...

I couldn't let October slip by without mentioning my illustrious forebear's exhibition at the British Museum in London. Hadrian: Em...

So, the tomb of Marcus Nonius Macrinus has been found at Saxa Rubra, north of Rome. This is the man hailed as the inspiration for the chara...

Beautiful, isn't she? A larger-than-lifesize bust of the empress Faustina , wife of the emperor Antoninus Pius, has just come to light d...

While the UK press has understandably trumpeted the Antonine Wall's success in achieving World Heritage Status (reports appeared, for ex...

Wall gains World Heritage Status Today, the BBC reported the good news: "An ancient fortified wall which formed the north-west frontie...

This week saw the opening of the 32nd Session of UNESCO's World Heritage Committee in Quebec City. Exciting times for a Roman emperor ...

Tacitus calls the legionary standards lost by Varus in AD 9 "the birds of Rome, the guardian spirits of the legions" ( Annals 2.1...

A brief notice (at 200 words, it's hardly long enough to qualify as an article) in the Times Online caught my eye this week. It has the...