On this day in AD 31 the Praetorian Prefect Sejanus was executed.
October 18, 2016
Sejanus rose to power and great influence as the prefect of the Praetorians, the imperial bodyguard, under the emperor Tiberius.
On this day in AD 4 Augustus organised the imperial succession
June 26, 2016
Tiberius was very much Augustus’ reserve choice for the succession…
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 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.
