Explore the HISTORY of Roman Empire

History teachers will tell you Rome fell because of economic instability, barbarian invasions, or political corruption.

Wrong.

Rome fell because at one point the most powerful man on Earth beefed with the ocean… and lost his mind instead of the battle.

 There are famous generals. There are world-changing dictators. And then there’s Gaius Julius Caesar — the historical figure who invented the mic drop, modernized the calendar, and still wasn't allowed to marry his Egyptian girlfriend. 

There are conquerors who burn everything down.

There are dictators who scream at the ocean.

And then there’s Augustus — the man who took a chaotic, burning dumpster fire of a Republic and turned it into a 200-year vacation called the Pax Romana.

If Caligula was a prank channel and Augustus was a PR firm, Nero was a frustrated theater kid who accidentally inherited an entire empire. He didn’t want to rule Rome; he wanted to sell out stadiums.

There are leaders who follow or set trends.

And then there’s Constantine — the man who saw a vision in the clouds, hit "Control+Alt+Delete" on 300 years of Roman policy, and decided the capital of the world needed a massive glow-up in a completely different country.

There are rags-to-riches stories.

There are "started from the bottom" anthems. And then there’s Theodora — the woman who went from a literal circus performer to the most powerful woman in the world, proving that "prestige" is just a social construct if you have enough backbone.