The first answer is simple: hereditary rule. For most of this period, emperors were not chosen on the basis of their ability or honesty, but simply because they were born in the right family.

action-oriented installment in Iggulden's projected four-book retelling of the Roman emperor's... The third (after Emperor: The Gates of Rome and Emperor: The Death of Kings ) of four projected ...

What Was a Roman Emperor’s Daily Life Like?' Classicist and author Mary Beard sits down with Tristan Hughes in this filmed podcast for the The Ancients podcast to discuss the role of the Roman Emperor ...

After military service, it is thought that he began a career in the Roman civil service under the Emperor Domitian ... he published five books containing 16 satiric poems. The Satires, as they ...