A bust of a Roman emperor carved 1,800 years ago, bought by a Scottish laird before being used as a garden ornament has sold ...

His story is told mostly through the histories of his father, the emperor Septimius Severus, and his brother, the emperor Caracalla. This is because, when his father died, pre-eminent power was ...

Acomb Local History Group is about to unveil a large plaque displaying the history of Acomb outside the Bluebird Bakery.

An important ancient Roman carved marble head and shoulders portrait bust of Lucius Septimius Severus has just sold at Toovey ...

For the first time, bite marks made by a large cat, possibly an African lion, have been identified on the bones of what is ...

Archaeologists in Turkey uncovered a Roman mosaic and an almost intact cistern in the ancient Greek city of Syedra.

Emperors like Septimius Severus hailed from modern-day Libya,” he wrote. He attributed the empire’s fall not to ethnic makeup but to deep-seated issues like political corruption, unsustainable ...