Snow in Athens (thanks BBC!) Polybius (po-LIB-ee-us) was a rich Greek man, who was born in the Greek city of Athens, about 200 BC. When the Romans conquered his city-state, they demanded some hostages from that [...]
The Roman historian Livy wrote about Hannibal. One of Hannibal's coins shows a man riding an elephant. When did Livy live? Livy was a Roman historian who was born in [...]
Latin literature: A Roman papyrus scroll from a library of Epicurean philosophy (Herculaneum, Italy) Where did Latin come from? The Roman Empire lasted for more than a thousand years, so there was [...]
Mt. Vesuvius Who was Pliny the Elder? Pliny the Elder was a very rich man from one of the most important families in the Roman Empire. He lived during the [...]
Tiberius (thanks to Justin Paola) Tiberius was Augustus' step-son. He was the son of Augustus' wife Livia, from Livia's first marriage. He was born in 42 BC. Tiberius' father was also [...]
The later Roman Empire - the Roman emperor Jovian Jovian - Roman emperor The Roman emperor Julian's bodyguards assassinated him in 361 AD. He was the last surviving male relative [...]
Stone Age Italy: rock art from Val Camonica, in northern Italy. Neanderthals in Italy By around 200,000 years ago, there were a few early humans living in Italy. We know about them [...]
Severan dynasty: The Roman emperor Septimius Severus and his family The Severan dynasty: Caracalla and Geta Septimius Severus died in 211 AD, and he left the Roman Empire to his [...]
The Roman emperor Commodus, Marcus Aurelius' son Commodus becomes emperor Marcus Aurelius, unlike the other Good Emperors, had a son. His son's name was Commodus, and when Marcus Aurelius died [...]
The Roman emperor Augustus As the Romans were conquering the whole Mediterranean, the rich men who were running the government got richer and richer - very very rich. They began fighting each [...]
