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Marble relief depicting the Praetorian Guard, legionnaires and elite soldiers. In the Louvre, Paris, France. (Photo by Leemage/Corbis via Getty Images)

Roman

The Praetorian Guard: the emperors’ fatal servants

Illustration of last Roman emperor, Romulus Augustus, surrendering to the 'barbarian' Odoacer

Roman

Your guide to...the fall of Rome

Mural of the battle of Actium from 1600

Roman

Actium, 31 BC: the beginning of the end for Mark Antony and Cleopatra

Attila the Hun

General ancient history

Who was Attila the Hun, the barbarian ruler who terrorised the Romans?

A bust of Roman dictator Julius Caesar

Roman

Julius CaesarYour guide to the Roman dictator

Colourised print of the Lighthouse of Alexandria as imagined in the 18th century

General ancient history

The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World: what were they, and what happened to them?

General Modern

Summer reads 2020: the best history books to take on holiday (or staycation)

Chew Valley Hoard

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Unburied treasures: the 10 greatest discoveries made by the British public. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

York Minster's rose window features 16th-century Tudor Roses white on red (left) and Lancastrian Roses, red

Tudor

A brief history of the English rose

Portrait head of Roman Emperor Nero circa AD 59-64. (Photo by Alamy)

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Nero: Rome’s Antichrist?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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HistoryExtra Academy Roman Britain: course certificate. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Pompeii,Italy

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What was life like in ancient Pompeii? Mary Beard shares an A-Z guide

Dan Jones by the River Medway at Rochester in Kent. Jones is the presenter of 'Walking Britain’s Roman Roads', which aired on 1 July 2020 at 9pm on 5Select

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Exploring Britain’s Roman roads with historian Dan Jones. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Despite popular misconception, Gladiatorial fighting was not the most popular entertainment in Ancient Rome. (Photo by Alamy)

Roman

A brief guide to ancient Rome and the Romans, plus 9 fascinating facts

Marble bust of Nero

Roman

Emperor Nero: the tyrant of Rome

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The big question: what have the Romans ever done for us?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A Pictish stone carving featuring a salmon

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BlogMedieval(ish) matters #3: the salmon of knowledge, rolling Roman mosaics, eels, and Crusades. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Sir Barry Cunliffe and a team of archaeologist roll up a Roman mosaic at Fishbourne Roman palace

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Roll up, roll up: how the Roman mosaics at Fishbourne Palace were saved. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Engraving of the death of Cleopatra

Ancient Egypt

When and how did Queen Cleopatra die and who killed her?

Marble statue of a young Roman girl

Roman

Everything you wanted to know about Roman Britain – but were afraid to ask

Spartacus is now associated with political upheaval, as in the 1919 Spartacist uprising.

Roman

Who were the gladiators of ancient Rome? Plus Spartacus, Crixus and 8 more fighters you should know

The burgers, known by the Romans as isicia omentata, were an early example of fast food. (Picture by Dave Thompson/Route OnePhotography/English Heritage)

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Historical recipeRoman Homemade Burger. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A calendar

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Q&AWhere do the names for days of the week come from?

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Roman Britain: everything you wanted to know. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Christ appearing to Mary Magdalene

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Mary Magdalene: why do people want to believe she was a sinner and prostitute?

Engraving of emperor Commodus's death

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Cheese, angry gods and shoddy surgeons: the unlikely deaths of Roman emperors. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Illustration of Boudica, victorious over the Romans

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What if…Boudica had defeated the Romans?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Pompeii wall painting depicting an erotic satyr and nymph

Roman

In bed with the Romans: a brief history of sex in Ancient Rome

Greg Jenner. (Photo by Frank Monks)

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Books interviewFame, fortune and falls from grace: Greg Jenner on the rise of celebrity culture. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Colosseum in Rome

Roman

QuizTest your knowledge of ancient Rome

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