In the first century, the Roman empire dominated the Mediterranean and occupied large areas of the Middle East, including the Israeli Hasmoneans kingdom.
King Shapur I of the Sasanian Empire is one of the most famous historical emperors.
The Roman army was defeated before the Parthian Empire when it expanded to the east.
An ancient 2.3kg heavy bronze hand of ancient Romans was unearthed by archaeologists at the Hadrian border wall area in England.
Dutch archaeologists have discovered part of the military path that Roman soldiers marched through nearly 2,000 years ago, in order to defend against invading Germans on the
The greatest emperor of the Roman Empire killed 150,000 people in a battle with two tribes on Dutch soil.