The truth may be out there, but when it comes to the health of the pontiff, many people prefer more fanciful tales.

A car owned by WA Liberal MP for North West Central, Merome Beard, was stolen from the outskirts of Carnarvon. Ms Beard says she was posting campaign signs ahead of the state government election ...

For more than 500 years, visitors keen to see the "colossal statue" that once graced Rome's Forum have "made ... "Jupiter would have had a beard, and on the face of the statue you can see traces ...

Marcus Aurelius (No 16) being treated to an anal suppository, Nero (No 5) playing control freak, Hadrian (No 14) blubbing over his dead boyfriend – all featured in Beard’s pick-and-mix menu as ...

Even if restaurants mimicked the reclined posture that the Roman elite would adopt to eat, the elite themselves – despite rumours of Emperor Claudius frequenting bars in Rome in his youth and ...

The first Roman emperor to wear a full beard, Hadrian’s association of facial ... Constructing elaborate rural houses away from the heat and bustle of Rome was nothing new among members of ...

In new BBC Radio 4 series Being Roman, best-selling historian of the ancient world, Mary Beard, uncovers the stories of six fascinating people who lived at the height of Rome’s power ...

Acclaimed classicist Mary Beard explores what it was really like to be emperor of Rome. In the process, Mary gives unique insights into the emperors' lives behind the scenes: their homes ...