Disfigured, awkward and clumsy, Claudius (10 BC – 54 AD / Reigned 41 – 54 AD) was the black sheep of his family and an unlikely emperor. Once in place, he was fairly successful, but his poor ...

One of the coins in the hoard was a gold aureus of Claudius, the very emperor who led the invasion of Britain. That connection made the find even more special. It's heavy and a beautiful coin, and has ...

oil on softwood (deal?) panel, the reverse with the cipher and brand of King Charles I of England, and an unidentified red wax collector's(?) seal ...

1. Misconception: Caligula’s horse held public office. In the 1976 BBC miniseries I, Claudius, Emperor Caligula greets his horse, Incitatus, at a wedding reception. “He’s never been to a wedding ...

Tiberius Claudius Nero was the second Roman Emperor, and as such the first 'outsider' to take over the system that Augustus had set up. It is commonly believed that he was not very skilled at ...

The limestone sphinx with its "smiley face and two dimples" is thought to represent Roman Emperor Claudius. It is much smaller than the famous Sphinx in the Pyramids of Giza, which is 20m (66ft ...

Ancient Roman gold and silver coins were found in 2019 by a metal detectorist in Suffolk. Years later, the coins made an ...

In the end, he turned back, and Britain would not be conquered by Rome until the reign of the Emperor Claudius - almost a ...

The collection of 748 gold and silver coins is estimated to date from as early as 206 BC through to the Roman emperor ...

A pair of metal-detector-discovered coin hoards have both sold for high figures at auction. The Helmingham Hoard made ...

In the 1st Century AD, it was a place where Rome's emperor entertained guests in a majestic dining room, as sculptures paid homage to figures from ancient myth. Now, the Nymphaeum of Emperor ...

The coins were discovered by George Ridgway who was inspired by Hollywood character Indiana Jones. | ITV News Anglia ...