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Discover Trajan, the Roman emperor who expanded the empire to its largest extent and was renowned for his public works and social welfare.
Discover how Octavian, heir to Julius Caesar, ended Rome's civil wars and became Augustus, the first and most influential Roman Emperor.
Discover Alaric, the Visigoth king who famously sacked Rome in 410 AD, a pivotal event that signaled the decline of the Western Roman Empire.
Discover Augustus, the founder of the Roman Empire who ended a century of civil war and ushered in an unprecedented era of peace and prosperity.
An explainer on the pivotal Battle of Teutoburg Forest in 9 AD, where Germanic tribes annihilated three Roman legions, halting Rome's expansion.
The epic conclusion of the Second Punic War, where Rome's Scipio Africanus defeated Hannibal, altering the course of ancient history forever.
The story of how a Germanic chieftain named Arminius orchestrated an ambush that annihilated three Roman legions and halted the mighty empire's expansion.
An overview of Classical Antiquity, the era of ancient Greece and Rome that profoundly shaped modern politics, philosophy, art, and culture.
The pivotal naval clash that ended the Roman Republic and gave rise to the Roman Empire under its first emperor, Augustus.
Discover the Saxon (or Ottonian) dynasty, the rulers who unified Germany and founded the Holy Roman Empire in the 10th century.
Discover the Ostrogothic Kingdom, a Germanic successor state to the Roman Empire in Italy, known for its famous ruler Theodoric the Great.
An overview of the Nerva-Antonine dynasty (96-192 AD), a period of peace and prosperity in the Roman Empire known as the era of the "Five Good Emperors."
Explore the rise and fall of the House of Habsburg, one of Europe's most influential royal dynasties that shaped the continent for centuries.
An essential overview of the Western Roman Empire's collapse, its causes, and its profound impact on the course of Western civilization.
An overview of the Holy Roman Empire, the complex political entity that shaped Central Europe for over a thousand years from the Middle Ages to 1806.
Discover the Eastern Roman Empire, the powerful continuation of Rome in the East that shaped religion, law, and culture for over a thousand years.
Explore the Carolingian Empire, the vast realm of Charlemagne that laid the cultural and political foundations for modern Europe.