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Nero: The Last of the Julio-Claudians - by Peter Xiao

Nero was the last of the Julio-Claudian emperors, and one of the most controversial with his alleged matricide and the Great Fire of Rome.

Claudian's Myth of Persephone - by Stacy Archer

Myths are adaptable, and the author Claudian adapted the myth of Persephone for politics and Christianity of the later Roman empire.

Hadrian and Antinous - by Peter Xiao

The relationship of Hadrian and Antinous, the most powerful man of the Roman Empire and a young Greek boy, is iconic in LGBT+ history.

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Constantine the Great - by Peter Xiao

Constantine the Great was a Roman emperor who legalised Christianity, paving the way it to become the dominant religion in Rome later on.