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Constans II was baptized as Herakleios and reigned under the name Constantine, but Constans II was used in older texts and is now his standard nickname. He was the last emperor to ever serve as consul, in 642 CE, and also the first emperor in over…

Head of the colossal statue of Constantine I, Musei Capitolini, Rome. Marble, Roman artwork.

Constantine is one of the most famous emperors from Roman history. He was the first emperor to legalize Christianity and possibly the first to convert to it.

The famous story says that, just before the Battle of Milvian Bridge in 307 CE,…

Constantine VII took the throne at a young age of seven. He spent many years under regency until he was ultimately able to secure his sole place as emperor of the Byzantine Empire in 945 CE. He declared his son, Romanus II, co-emperor soon after.…

Constantius was the third son of Constantine the Great. He was in control of the eastern Roman empire while his two brothers struggled for the west. He survived after his brothers had been killed and successfully ruled until 361 CE, when he died on…

Croton was founded as an Achaean colony in 710 BCE. Croton was a very prosperous Greek colony: boasting many Olympic victors, the famous wrestler Milon, the school of Pythagoras (opened in 530 BCE), and, according to Herodotus (3.131), some of the…

Demetrios II Nikator ascended to the throne at only 14-16 years of age. This coin is from the first years (145-138 BCE) of his relatively long but tumultuous reign. In order to take control of the dwindling Seleucid empire, Demetrios had to overcome…