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Maurice was appointed by Tiberius II to be his successor and he married Tiberius II’s daughter, Constantina. A successful general, he halted the advance of the Sassanid Persians, and for the first time in nearly two hundred years, the Romans no…

Maximian was raised to the status of co-emperor under Diocletian, being the first member of the tetrarchy system of rule started by Diocletian. Maximian ruled over the west while Diocletian remained in control of the eastern Empire. Both Diocletian…

Maximinus, also known as Maximinus Thrax, was hailed as the Emperor by his troops upon the death of Severus Alexander in 235 CE. The Praetorian Guard accepted him and then, begrudgingly, so did the senate.

A physically very large man of great…

Not much is know about these coins. They both date to the medieval ages and include a cross so are likely from a Christian dominated area.

Zancle (“sickle”), named for its sickle-shaped harbor, was conquered by Anaxilas, the tyrant of Rhegium, a city on the Italic peninsula just across the strait, in the early fifth century BCE. Anaxilas settled Messenian exiles there and the named was…

Metapontum (Greek: Metapontion) was an Achaean colony on the Italian coast. Located between two rivers, the area was famed for its rich croplands. They were even able to afford sending a “golden harvest,” probably golden replicas of sheaves of…