FASTI
A Blog Marking the Weeks with History, Fiction—and the Occasional Shameless Plug
Unlucky in Love: Claudius & His Four Wives
Henry VIII might edge out Claudius on sheer volume, but the antics of Claudius’s wives would have sent the Tudors running to therapy.
Imperial Last Words—Part 1
From Stoic to sarcastic to simply unhinged, there is something for everyone in the famous last words of Rome’s emperors.
Rome’s Most Underwhelming Emperor
The Emperor Jovian enjoyed a reign of eight months that was only distinguished by a humiliating peace treaty—and an absurdly mundane death.
Special Edition: America’s Birthday & Rome’s Secular Games
As America marks its 250th, take a look back at how Rome celebrated its own milestones—with sacred rites, dubious math, and one very expensive rhinoceros.
When the Praetorian Guard Auctioned Off the Throne
Rome wasn’t built in a day—but in 193 C.E., it was sold in one afternoon.
