Tag Archives: Roman Emperors

Rome was ruled by Emperors from Augustus in 30 BC to Romulus Augustulus in 476 AD (West) or Constantine XI in 1453 (East), depending on how you count.

September 4, 2022

Sep 2022

Who Was the Last Western Roman Emperor?

Romulus Augustulus or Julius Nepos? Moreover, does it matter which one is the rightful last Western Roman Emperor?

May 29, 2022

May 2022

The Golden Eagles on Constantine XI’s Shoes

The golden eagles embroidered on Constantine XI’s shoes.

April 16, 2022

Apr 2022

Martial’s Epigram on Emperor Otho

“Grant that Cato, in life, was even greater than Caesar; was he greater in death than Otho?”

September 4, 2021

Sep 2021

Project Gutenberg Sources on the Life and Reign of Romulus Augustulus

〜How much can we learn about the shadowy last Roman Emperor in the West from Project Gutenberg?〜

April 18, 2021

Apr 2021

The Enigmatic Life and Death of Emperor Otho

〜Settle in for a long read on the enigmatic life and death of a Roman Emperor whose life was as interesting as his reign was short〜

December 8, 2020

Dec 2020

Apollodorus and the Gourds of Hadrian

〜Do not tell he who will command 30 legions that he knows nothing and should take leave to paint gourds〜

September 19, 2020

Sep 2020

Augustus and The Comedy of Life

“The world is the stage, men are the actors; the events of life form the piece; fortune distributes the parts…”

September 4, 2020

Sep 2020

The End of the Western Roman Empire

〜Revisiting the end of the Western Roman Empire 1,544 years later〜

July 14, 2020

Jul 2020

Constantine and the Last Vespers at Hagia Sophia

Reflecting on Emperor Constantine XI’s final prayers at the Hagia Sophia on the eve of the fall of Constantinople.

May 30, 2020

May 2020

The Last Stand of Constantine XI

“Whoever wishes to escape, let him save himself if he can; and whoever is ready to face death, let him follow me!”