On this day in AD 121, the emperor Marcus Aurelius was born
April 26, 2015
Born on the 26th of April 121, he was born Marcus Annius Verus to a relatively inconspicuous father of the same name who died as praetor-designate in 124, when his son was only three years old.
On this day in 359, the emperor Gratian was born
April 17, 2015
He reigned for eight years as junior emperor and another eight years as the senior emperor of the West. And, on the 3rd October 382, Gratian saved the Roman Empire…
On this day in 195 Julia Domna was awarded the title mater castrorum
April 13, 2015
Who was this woman, and what is the significance of her title?
On this day the Roman emperor Septimius Severus was born
April 11, 2015
Lucius Septimius Severus was born on 11 April, AD 145 or 146, in Leptis Magna in modern day Libya, the first emperor to be born in Africa.
A coin of Pontius Pilate for Easter
April 5, 2015
Everyone has heard of Pontius Pilate: but what do ancient sources outside the Bible tell us about him?
On this day in 302 Diocletian issued his edict on Manicheanism
March 31, 2015
But who were the Manicheans? And what did Diocletian think of them?
On this day in 180AD the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius died
March 17, 2015
On the coin he is shown ascending to heaven on the back on an eagle, seeming to wave goodbye to the world.
On this day in 37AD the Roman emperor Tiberius died
March 16, 2015
The second emperor of Rome died on this day, to be succeeded by a man ill-suited to rule: Gaius, known as Caligula.
On this day in 222AD Severus Alexander became emperor of Rome
March 14, 2015
On 14th of March 222 Severus Alexander became emperor at the tender age of just thirteen, making him the second youngest Emperor in Rome’s history.
On this day in 222AD Elagabalus, the most luxurious emperor of Rome, was murdered
March 11, 2015
Still only aged 18 and manoeuvered into power by the powerful women in his life, Elagabalus’ life was ended 1793 years ago today.
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