Constantine’s rise to power began within the turbulent political system of the Tetrarchy created by Emperor Diocletian. After the death of his father Constantius Chlorus in 306, Constantine was ...

The Horrea Piperataria remained hidden for centuries beneath the ruins of the Basilica of Maxentius. (photo credit: Simona Murrone / Colosseum Archaeological Park.) ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF DECEMBER 20, ...

ROME — Archaeologists have unearthed what they say are the only existing imperial insignia belonging to Emperor Maxentius — precious objects that were buried to preserve them and keep them from ...

Archeologists have unearthed what they say are the only existing insignia belonging to Roman Emperor Maxentius -- precious objects buried to protect them after Maxentius was defeated by his rival ...

History is often written by the victors, and few figures demonstrate this more clearly than Maxentius. For centuries, he has ...

In the early fourth century A.D., Rome was notorious for persecuting Christians. Yet the night before battle, Constantine received a vision from God: if he embraced Christianity he would win. His ...

HE WAS born in AD 448 in a small town called Agatua, near Narbonne on the southern coast of France. Adjutor, as he was then known, attended the local monastery school where he was greatly influenced ...

For close to a decade, the Department of Classics at the University of Colorado has conducted summer excavations and student field training at the Villa of Maxentius, a vast, tripartite complex ...

"Rome Reborn" currently features site-specific tours of the Roman forum and the Basilica Maxentius Rome Reborn Ever wish you could step into a hot air balloon, travel back in time to 320 A.D., and ...

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