Often overshadowed by Constantine, Maxentius has been remembered mostly through his rival’s lens. But the truth about his leadership and intentions may surprise you. Explore how history may have ...

History remembers Constantine as the victor of 312 AD. But what about the man he defeated? Maxentius has long been portrayed as a tyrant — erased and reshaped by 1,700 years of propaganda. Yet modern ...

First was a riddle: Why did Maxentius, the last pagan emperor of Rome, never occupy his 80-acre villa outside the great city? Then came a mystery: Was the Villa of Maxentius built atop a structure ...

ROME — Archaeologists have unearthed what they say are the only existing imperial insignia belonging to Emperor Maxentius — precious objects that were buried to preserve them and keep them from ...

For close to a decade, the Department of Classics at the University of Colorado has conducted summer excavations and student field training at the Villa of Maxentius, a vast, tripartite complex ...

In the early fourth century A.D., Rome was notorious for persecuting Christians. Yet the night before battle, Constantine received a vision from God: if he embraced Christianity he would win. His ...