A Reader's Guide to the Historia Augusta

The second part of the Life of Marcus Aurelius, with a complete reader's guide to the text.

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The House on the Hill

What's so special about the Palatine Hill? How do we understand the sprawling ruins there?

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All Provinces Great and Small

A tour through the overlooked corners of the Roman world and the people who governed them.

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Was Nero Mad?

Was Nero actually as mad as we are led to believe, or is it the result of propaganda?

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No Country for Young Men

Augustus was consul at 19. The minimum age was 43. Here's how the age rules worked.

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Were the Vestal Virgins the First Nuns?

They both have distinctive headwear, are both sworn to chastity, and spend their lives doing religious things.

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A Banquet of Gaudy Excess

The latest dispatch from the streets, kitchens, and bathhouses of the ancient world.

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A Reader's Guide to the Historia Augusta

The emperor who never drew a sword. How Antoninus Pius built Rome's golden age through restraint.

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A Reader's Guide to the Historia Augusta

The life of Lucius Aelius Caesar, adopted son of Hadrian and father of Lucius Verus.

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The House on the Palatine

A deeper look at the imperial residences that defined the word palace for all of Western civilisation.

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All Roads Lead to Rome

The engineering marvel that connected an empire and changed the way humanity thought about distance.

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The Last Days of the Republic

How the greatest political system the ancient world had known tore itself apart in a generation.

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A Reader's Guide to the Historia Augusta

The second part of the Life of Marcus Aurelius, with a complete reader's guide to the text.

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The House on the Hill

What's so special about the Palatine Hill? How do we understand the sprawling ruins there?

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All Provinces Great and Small

A tour through the overlooked corners of the Roman world and the people who governed them.

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Was Nero Mad?

Was Nero actually as mad as we are led to believe, or is it the result of propaganda?

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No Country for Young Men

Augustus was consul at 19. The minimum age was 43. Here's how the age rules worked.

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Were the Vestal Virgins the First Nuns?

They both have distinctive headwear, are both sworn to chastity, and spend their lives doing religious things.

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A Banquet of Gaudy Excess

The latest dispatch from the streets, kitchens, and bathhouses of the ancient world.

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A Reader's Guide to the Historia Augusta

The emperor who never drew a sword. How Antoninus Pius built Rome's golden age through restraint.

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A Reader's Guide to the Historia Augusta

The life of Lucius Aelius Caesar, adopted son of Hadrian and father of Lucius Verus.

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The House on the Palatine

A deeper look at the imperial residences that defined the word palace for all of Western civilisation.

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All Roads Lead to Rome

The engineering marvel that connected an empire and changed the way humanity thought about distance.

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The Last Days of the Republic

How the greatest political system the ancient world had known tore itself apart in a generation.

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A Reader's Guide to the Historia Augusta

The second part of the Life of Marcus Aurelius, with a complete reader's guide to the text.

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The House on the Hill

What's so special about the Palatine Hill? How do we understand the sprawling ruins there?

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All Provinces Great and Small

A tour through the overlooked corners of the Roman world and the people who governed them.

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Was Nero Mad?

Was Nero actually as mad as we are led to believe, or is it the result of propaganda?

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi.

No Country for Young Men

Augustus was consul at 19. The minimum age was 43. Here's how the age rules worked.

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Were the Vestal Virgins the First Nuns?

They both have distinctive headwear, are both sworn to chastity, and spend their lives doing religious things.

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A Banquet of Gaudy Excess

The latest dispatch from the streets, kitchens, and bathhouses of the ancient world.

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A Reader's Guide to the Historia Augusta

The emperor who never drew a sword. How Antoninus Pius built Rome's golden age through restraint.

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A Reader's Guide to the Historia Augusta

The life of Lucius Aelius Caesar, adopted son of Hadrian and father of Lucius Verus.

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The House on the Palatine

A deeper look at the imperial residences that defined the word palace for all of Western civilisation.

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All Roads Lead to Rome

The engineering marvel that connected an empire and changed the way humanity thought about distance.

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The Last Days of the Republic

How the greatest political system the ancient world had known tore itself apart in a generation.

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