Roman Empire

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Bust of Emperor Claudius, proclaimed by the Praetorian Guard after Caligula's assassination in AD 41.

The Man Behind the Curtain

Jan 24, 2026•By Andy Barca

On 24 January AD 41, the Praetorian Guard assassinated Caligula and proclaimed Claudius emperor. Rome expected a joke. It got thirteen years of competent government instead.

Marble bust of Emperor Theodosius I, last ruler of a united Roman Empire.

After Theodosius

Jan 17, 2026•By Andy Barca

On 17 January 395, Theodosius I died in Milan - the last man ever to govern a united Roman Empire. He left it to two sons, aged seventeen and ten. They never put it back together.