The world of the Roman Empire was not just one of legions, emperors, and conquests — it was also a world of legal disputes, ...

The history of the Roman Empire through the eyes of Livia Drusilla examines the reign of the empress's husband Augustus. It also covers the reigns of Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, and Nero.

The study also could add fuel to a fraught and long-standing debate about whether mass lead poisoning could have contributed to the fall of the Roman Empire. “Ancient texts and archaeological ...