Sometime in the 9th century AD, a monk in the Benedictine monastery of Fulda in modern Germany copied out an extensive Latin history into Carolingian minuscule, a script promoted by the emperor ...

“To resume, in a few words, the system of the Imperial government, as it was instituted by Augustus, and maintained by those princes who understood their own interest and that of the people, it may be ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The manuscript—one of four extant early modern translations of the ...

The Annals by Tacitus, composed just 91 years after the death of Jesus, provide according to some invaluable data about his crucifixion and the early persecution of Christians. The Annals by Tacitus, ...

Roman historian Tacitus' ancient manuscripts called Annals have surfaced online. They discuss the persecution of Christians and mention Jesus Christ. Tacitus references Jesus' crucifixion by Pontius ...

The involvement of supernatural factors such as fate and fortune in historical events is a familiar preoccupation of ancient historians. In the case of Tacitus' Annals, however, the issue is ...

The Emperor Nero died on 9 June 68 CE. The Senate had passed the ancient equivalent of a vote of no-confidence; his staff and bodyguards were rapidly deserting him. The Emperor made for the ...

Your browser does not support the audio element. When Thomas Platter, a Swiss tourist, went to see Julius Caesar at the Globe Theatre in 1599, it wasn’t Shakespeare ...