What did it mean to be an emperor in ancient Rome? That is the question that Mary Beard sought to answer in her 2023 book, “Emperor of Rome.” She wrote, “Everyone then, including emperors, was ...

Nabis, the last king of Sparta, is often described as both a king and a tyrant, depending on the perspective and sources.

Like the Emperors of early imperial Rome, ancient Egyptian kings received formal worship during their lifetimes. However, they were mortal: this creates a duality, of divine eternal kingship and ...

The King has made a donation to help a charity carry out its humanitarian work in Syria following the fall of the country’s dictator Bashar Assad. Charles made an undisclosed contribution to the ...