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Caligula the Mad Though the reign of Gaius ?Caligula? Caesar began with much promise, some early actions foretold of more uncommon behavior to come. Soon after his ascension Caligula showed signs of future ?madness? and Suetonius gives evidence even through a certainly embellished story…

Roman Empire Population The census figures for the ancient world are estimates at best. Thanks to the concept of the Roman Census, there are some figures specifically related to the Roman Empire, but these are often deemed unreliable as the people who were included in each periodic census could change. (ie for counting actual population [...]

Caligula Gaius Caesar, son of the popular general and dynastic heir, Germanicus, and great grand-son of Augustus through his mother, was born AD 12 shortly before the death of Augustus. Evidence for the life of the 3rd Roman emperor is sparse, as the work of Tacitus for this period is lost. What does exist, primarily [...]

Tiberius: The Final Years The fall of Sejanus and the subsequent treason trials marred the end of Tiberius? reign as much as allowing his Praetoian Prefect to take power in the first place. While, on the surface, Tiberius? later reign was described as a bloodbath and a reign of terror by Tacitus, relatively few lost [...]

Sarmatia The territory of Sarmatia was an expansive stretch of land reaching from the Caspian Sea in the East to the Vistula River in the West, and as far south as the Danube. Essentially, Sarmatia was a collection of independent tribes, much like ancient Germania, that encompassed parts of modern Russia, Ukraine, the Baltic States, [...]

Pontius Pilate and Jesus A major socio-political development during the reign of Tiberius and Sejanus was the Judean governorship of Pontius Pilate, and the emergence of Jesus Christ and the Christian religion that followed. Not only would the story grow into the most overwhelming religious force in the western world, but it also provides an [...]

?Empire? is a sweeping new limited drama series from the executive producers of the Academy Award-winning ?Chicago.? The period drama focuses on Julius Caesar?s nephew, Octavius, who is forced into exile after Caesar?s murder, and a fictional disgraced gladiator, Tyrannus, who has sworn to protect him…. ABC Empire Series ABC Empire Cast Empire Production Notes [...]

Some interesting new regarding the Roman Empire: Builders Find Roman Chariot Track New Hope in Hunt for Roman Library New Evidence of Rome’s Founding? Roman Brothel Found Under Store Archaeologists Baffled by Headless Bodies Find

Sejanus Lucius Aelius Sejanus was the son of Tiberius? first Praetorian Prefect Strabo. An equestrian by birth, he had connection to the Imperial family almost his entire life, through the service of his father. In 16 AD Strabo was appointed the governorship of Egypt (the highest political position for an Equestrian of the time), and [...]

Christianity: The Official Religion of the Roman Empire While the rise of Christianity to dominate western religion may very well have been inevitable, certain key moments along the way helped secure this position. The arrival of the Constantinian Dynasty was one such moment. In the early 4th century, 306 AD, Constantine ascended as Emperor in [...]

Germanicus and the Revolt of the Legions Almost immediately upon the death of Augustus, and his subsequent deification into the Roman Imperial cult, the legions in Pannonia and Germania began to revolt. The legions that guarded the Rhine and Danube rivers, by the far the largest concentration of military might in the western world, were [...]

Spread of Christianity Christianity emerged as a leading religion in the Imperial Roman age for a variety of factors. The teachings of Christ and Christian ideology including the concept of equality in the afterlife were obvious draws. However, people gravitated towards anything that would offer a new hope, especially as the stability of the late [...]

UNRV.com is excited to announce a ‘Creative Writing Contest’ for Roman era related short stories. There is no reason for the contest other than to promote literature, especially as it relates to historical fiction. The contest entry period begins February 17, 2005 with submissions required before March 4, 2005. Entries should be emailed to primuspilus@unrv.com, [...]