The Rise of a Soldier-Emperor In the summer of AD 197, Septimius Severus returned to Rome as its unchallenged ruler […]
The Rise of a Soldier-Emperor In June AD 193, Lucius Septimius Severus entered Rome and was proclaimed emperor, swiftly gaining […]
The Fragmented Empire: Rome’s Crisis of 193 CE The Roman Empire in 193 CE stood at a crossroads. Following the […]
The Rise of a Soldier-Emperor In the summer of 193 CE, Rome witnessed one of its most consequential yet least […]
The Road to Power: Severus’ Daring Gamble In May 193 CE, two Roman legions under the command of Septimius Severus […]
The Fragile Peace After Commodus The assassination of Emperor Commodus on December 31, 192 AD, marked the end of the […]
The Collapse of the Antonine Peace When Emperor Commodus was strangled in his bath on December 31, 192 AD, Rome […]
From Philosopher-King to Gladiator Emperor The year 180 CE marked a pivotal turning point in Roman history. Marcus Aurelius, the […]
The Making of a Reluctant Emperor Commodus entered the world in AD 161 under auspicious circumstances – born in the […]
The Golden Age of Marcus Aurelius Rome in the 2nd century AD stood at its zenith under Marcus Aurelius, the […]
The Gathering Storm on Rome’s Northern Frontier By the mid-2nd century AD, the Roman Empire faced its most persistent threat […]
From Antioch to Alexandria: The Making of a Roman General Avidius Cassius was born around 130 AD in Cyrrhus, a […]
The Evolution of Roman Frontier Defense The stabilization of legionary bases formed the backbone of imperial defense policy during Rome’s […]
A Philosopher on the Imperial Throne In 171 AD, Emperor Marcus Aurelius celebrated his 50th birthday at the Danube frontier, […]
Rome and the Northern Frontier: A 700-Year Struggle For seven centuries, the Roman Empire faced an unrelenting challenge from its […]
The Strategic Importance of Sirmium In the winter of 169–170 AD, Emperor Marcus Aurelius chose Sirmium (modern-day Sremska Mitrovica, Serbia) […]
The Dual Reign and the Sudden Death of Lucius Verus In 169 CE, the Roman Empire faced a pivotal moment […]
From Alexandria to Rome: The Making of a Historian In the cosmopolitan world of the Roman Empire during the 2nd […]
The Unprepared Emperors In 161 CE, the Roman Empire faced a sudden crisis when Parthian forces invaded Armenia, annihilating a […]
The Passing of an Era: Antoninus Pius’ Death On March 6, 161 AD, in his countryside villa near Rome, Emperor […]
The Origins of the Pantheon: A Temple Unlike Any Other The Pantheon stands as a singular architectural and spiritual marvel […]
The Making of a Philosopher King In the pantheon of Roman emperors, Marcus Aurelius stands apart – not for military […]
