Historian Tom Holland uncovers how politics, myth and maternal ambition collided in the scandalous reign of the Roman emperor ...

The story of Emperor Nero is one of the most infamous in the history of the Roman Empire filled with ambition, excess, and ...

Nine of the worst Roman emperors, known for madness, violence, corruption, and misrule, ultimately pushed the Roman Empire ...

The ancient ruins of Roman Emperor Nero’s private theater were discovered in Rome, according to multiple reports, giving archaeologists access to a historical site that had eluded them for years ...

“Nero: The Man Behind the Myth” explores the true story of Rome’s fifth emperor informed by new research and archaeological evidence from the time.

Rome (CNN) — Ruins of a private theater belonging to the 1st century Roman Emperor Nero have been unearthed in the Italian capital just meters from the Vatican, in what experts are calling an ...

The ruins of Emperor Nero’s theater have been uncovered in Rome, Italian officials said. Photo from Soprintendenza Speciale Roma Contrary to legend, Nero probably did not play the fiddle during ...

A hoard of 1,368 coins, most of them silver, has been discovered in a pot by a metal detectorist in Worcestershire, a county in England.The hoard was buried around A.D. 55, a time when the Roman ...

Nero began constructing his massive palace — known as the Domus Aurea, or "golden house" — in A.D. 64, after a devastating, six-day-long fire reduced two-thirds of Rome to ashes.

In June of the year 68, the emperor Nero, on learning that the Roman Senate had declared him a public enemy, plunged a dagger into his throat (with the loyal assistance of his private secretary).

Nero was the fifth Roman emperor, ruling between 54 and 68 AD. An unpopular leader, he became famous for his extravagances and personal debaucheries.

The ruins of Emperor Nero’s theater have been uncovered in Rome, Italian officials said. Photo from Soprintendenza Speciale Roma Contrary to legend, Nero probably did not play the fiddle during ...