Tiberius had waited a long time to be emperor and had made many sacrifices. In 11 BC, Augustus had forced him to divorce his much-loved wife and marry Julia, the emperor’s daughter. The two did ...

Haile Selassie is reported to be the 225th descendant of King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, also known as Queen Makeda It has been 50 years since an emperor, described by many as the "Father of ...

Disfigured, awkward and clumsy, Claudius (10 BC – 54 AD / Reigned 41 – 54 AD) was the black sheep of his family and an unlikely emperor. Once in place, he was fairly successful, but his poor ...

The terra-cotta army, as it is known, is part of an elaborate mausoleum created to accompany the first emperor of China into the afterlife, according to archaeologists. Ying Zheng took the throne ...

One of the only known photographs of Bahadur Shah Zafar II, taken after his trial in 1858 For more than a century the last Mughal emperor was almost forgotten - but a chance finding of his grave ...

The emperor is the largest living penguin species standing around 115cm tall. Once they have found a partner they usually mate for life and work together to keep their young fed and safe. They might ...

Here, series presenter Rana Mitter tells the story of Wu Zetian, the female Emperor. Only one woman has ever sat on China’s throne as Emperor in her own right. That woman was Wu Zetian (624-705 ...

The following was recorded about Emperor Qianlong. “At about 7 a.m. on the 30th day of the ninth month in the 12th year of Qianlong’s Reign, His Majesty (Emperor Qianlong) took his breakfast ...

First among them is The Rise of Emperor Doom, a five-issue miniseries written by Ryan North with art by R.B. Silva and a cover for issue #1 by Ben Harvey. Set for release February 2025 ...

"One World Under Doom is the umbrella, impacting not just The Rise of Emperor Doom, but the entire Marvel Universe," added Marvel executive editor Tom Brevoort. "To the Avengers, Spider-Man and ...

An emperor penguin has been found in Denmark, Western Australia, the furthest north the species has ever been recorded. The species is endemic to Antarctica but it is estimated three quarters of ...

Trafficking in irreverence, the film follows a pair of stepsiblings with sexual tension. By Natalia Winkelman In the finale of Wang Bing’s nonfiction trilogy, garment-factory workers return to ...