Where does Emperor Nero fit in the pantheon of history's worst f*ckboys? Does he measure up against the likes of previous episodes on Charles II or Raphael? Is he the worst of the lot? And what ...

Rome experienced some of its greatest economic and cultural dynamism under Nero's rule, and yet he's called everything from a murderous psychopath to a depraved tyrant. Is it time to reexamine this ...

Emperor Nero has gone down in history as the archetypal bad ruler - cruel, decadent, and perhaps even responsible for setting Rome ablaze. But how much of this is fact, and how much is propaganda? Dr ...

Most people know Nero as the Mad Emperor of Rome—but he was so much more unhinged than most people even realize. From his numerous chaotic weddings (in one of which he was the bride) to his ruthless ...

In around 56 CE, the Stoic philosopher Seneca wrote a work, On Clemency, for the benefit of the emperor Nero, whom he served as advisor. We know that three books were planned, but we have only the ...

Kirk Freudenburg does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

President of players' global union Fifpro Sergio Marchi has brutally ridiculed FIFA president Gianni Infantino. FifPro has called for FIFA to learn from the shortcomings of the Club World Cup ahead of ...

“There’s nothing more beautiful to me than a pit full of musicians,” violinist Sarah Darling remarked to me as she took her seat with the orchestra for Sunday afternoon’s performance of Boston Early ...

In his victory speech in November, Donald Trump made a promise: And every citizen, I will fight for you, for your family and your future, every single day I will be fighting for you with every breath ...

Peter Edwell receives funding from the Australian Research Council. Something tells me US president Donald Trump would love to be a Roman emperor. The mythology of unrestrained power with sycophants ...