Few of Rome’s early emperors have such an undeservedly damning reputation as Domitian (81 – 96 AD). He comes down to us as the black sheep of the Flavian dynasty. A cruel, ruthless autocrat. A powerful, paranoid psychopath who purged […]
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Few of Rome’s early emperors have such an undeservedly damning reputation as Domitian (81 – 96 AD). He comes down to us as the black sheep of the Flavian dynasty. A cruel, ruthless autocrat. A powerful, paranoid psychopath who purged […]
Ancient Roman attitudes towards sex were nothing if not direct. For example, it is from the Roman term for the sheath of one’s sword that we have our word “vagina!” Macho and militaristic, elite Roman culture revolved as much around […]
Few Roman emperesses sufer the same scandalous reputation as Messalina, who once allegedly competed with Rome’s foremost prostitute in a sex marathon (and won!). But what was the most audacious act of her scandalous life? Find out here!