Tag: emperors

All the articles with the tag "emperors".

• The Roman Forum and Palatine Hill: How to Read a Pile of Ruins as a City

  Published: 31 May, 2026

  • 13 min read

  The Roman Forum is a half-buried timeline of the city that ran the western world for eight hundred years. A Roman Forum audio guide reading the ruins in sequence from the Capitoline to the Palatine.

• The Colosseum: How Rome Built a Stadium That Could Empty Fifty Thousand People in Fifteen Minutes

  Published: 28 May, 2026

  • 9 min read

  The Colosseum could empty fifty thousand spectators in fifteen minutes and flood its own floor for naval battles. A look at the most efficient stadium ever built.

• Who Built the Pantheon: The Three Names Behind a Two-Thousand-Year-Old Roof

  Published: 24 Apr, 2026

  • 10 min read

  Who built the Pantheon? Agrippa's name is on it, Hadrian actually built it, and Apollodorus of Damascus probably designed the dome. Here is how all three fit.