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Tag Archives: Roman Empire

The Roman Empire began with Augustus’ ascension in 30/27 BCE and continued in the West until 476 and in the East until 1453.

September 4, 2022
4
Sep 2022

Who Was the Last Western Roman Emperor?

Nicholas A. Ferrell

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

September 4, 2021
4
Sep 2021

Project Gutenberg Sources on the Life and Reign of Romulus Augustulus

Nicholas A. Ferrell

I look to see how much we can piece together about the last (Western) Roman Emperor, Romulus Augustulus, from sources on Project Gutenberg.

April 18, 2021
18
Apr 2021

The Enigmatic Life and Death of Emperor Otho

Nicholas A. Ferrell

A very long read examining how Suetonius, Tacitus, Plutarch, Cassius Dio, and Martial wrote about the peculiar life and death of Otho, who ruled as Roman Emperor for three months in 69 AD.

December 8, 2020
8
Dec 2020

Apollodorus and the Gourds of Hadrian

Nicholas A. Ferrell

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

September 19, 2020
19
Sep 2020

Augustus and The Comedy of Life

Nicholas A. Ferrell

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

September 4, 2020
4
Sep 2020

The End of the Western Roman Empire

Nicholas A. Ferrell

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

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