Claudius was Roman Emperor from 41 to 54 AD. A member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, he was the son of Drusus and Antonia Minor. he was born at Lugdunum in Gaul, the first Roman Emperor to be born outside Italy. Take a look below for 30 more fun and interesting facts about Claudius. 1. Because…
25 Fascinating And Interesting Facts About Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor
Maximilian I was King of the Romans from 1486 and Holy Roman Emperor from 1508 until his death, though he was never crowned by the Pope, as the journey to Rome was always too risky. Take a look below for 25 more fascinating and interesting facts about Maximilian I. 1. He was the son of…
22 Fascinating And Interesting Facts About Probus
Probus was Roman Emperor from 276 to 282. He was an active and successful general as well as a conscientious administrator. In his reign of six years, he secured prosperity for the inner provinces while withstanding repeated inundation of hostile barbarian tribes on almost every sector of the frontier. Take a look below for 22…
30 Strange And Interesting Facts About Tiberius
Tiberius was Roman Emperor from 14 AD to 37 AD, succeeding the first Emperor, Augustus. Born to Tiberius Claudius Nero and Livia Drusilla in a Claudian family, he was given the personal name Tiberius Claudius Nero. Take a look below for 30 more strange and interesting facts about Tiberius. 1. His mother divorced Nero and…
30 Awesome And Interesting Facts About Hadrian
Hadrian was Roman emperor from 117 to 138. He was born Publius Aelius Hadrianus, probably at Italica, near Santiponce, into a Hispano-Roman family. His father was of senatorial rank, and was a first cousin of the emperor Trajan. Take a look below for 30 more awesome and interesting facts about Hadrian. 1. Early in Hadrian’s…
30 Awesome And Interesting Facts About Tacitus
Cornelius Tacitus was a senator and a historian of the Roman Empire. The surviving portions of his two major works, the Annals and the Histories, examine the reigns of the emperors Tiberius, Claudius, Nero, and those who reigned in the Year of the Four Emperors. Take a look below for 30 more awesome and interesting…
30 Interesting And Awesome Facts About Cicero
Marcus Tullius Cicero was a Roman statesman, orator, lawyer and philosopher, who served as consul in the year 63 BC. He came from a wealthy municipal family of the Roman equestrian order, and is considered one of Rome’s greatest orators and prose stylists. Take a look below for 30 more interesting and awesome facts about…
26 Fun And Interesting Facts About Virgil
Publius Vergilius Maro was an ancient Roman poet of the Augustan period. He wrote three of the most famous poems in Latin literature: the Eclogues, the Georgics, and the epic Aeneid. Take a look below for 26 more fun and interesting facts about Virgil. 1. A number of minor poems, collected in the Appendix Vergiliana,…
30 Fascinating And Interesting Facts About Spartacus
Spartacus was a Thracian gladiator who, along with the Gauls Crixus, Gannicus, Castus and Oenomaus, was one of the escaped slave leaders in the Third Servile War, a major slave uprising against the Roman Republic. Take a look below for 30 more fascinating and interesting facts about Spartacus. 1. Little is known about Spartacus beyond…