A Precarious Dynasty: The Rise of the Severan Women In the year 222 AD, Rome witnessed an extraordinary transition of […]
A Syrian Priest on the Imperial Throne In AD 218, the Roman Empire witnessed an unprecedented transition of power when […]
A Throne Seized in Shadows The year 217 CE marked a turning point in Roman history when Emperor Caracalla was […]
The Young Emperor’s Restless Ambition In the spring of 214 AD, 26-year-old Emperor Caracalla grew weary of economic reforms. The […]
The Rise of a Young Emperor In 213 CE, at the age of just 24, Emperor Caracalla made a decisive […]
The Edge of Empire: Rome’s Frontier in Britannia By the 2nd century AD, the Roman Empire had reached its territorial […]
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) […]
