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Kieren Johns
Kieren is a UK-based independent researcher with a PhD in Classics and Ancient History, specializing in Ancient Rome. His thesis investigates the epigraphic representation of the Severan emperors. He is passionate about sharing his love of history, and he has contributed to numerous books, apps, and websites. He is currently writing his first book.
Education:University of Warwick, 2022PhD Classics & Ancient HistoryUniversity of Exeter, 2016MA Classics and Ancient HistoryUniversity of ExeterBA History and Ancient HistoryExpertise:Articles by Kieren Johns
The Roman emperor Caligula, once a popular darling, managed to alienate all his supporters, resulting in the Palatine Plot and Rome’s first imperial assassination.
Marcus Aurelius is remembered as one of Rome’s greatest “Golden Age” emperors. Is this reputation deserved? His reign, from Meditations to nepotism.
Dive into the controversial life of Emperor Elagabalus, whose controversial reforms saw him scorned by history for his eccentric personality.
From divine genealogy to ancient poetry and modern art, discover the history and mythology of Thanatos, the ancient Greek god of death.
When the Roman Republic was pitched into a fight for survival against the Socii (her Italian allies) the Social War devastated Italy.
When the Cimbri invaded Italy, it was the gravest threat to Rome since Hannibal. The Cimbrian War provided one man—Marius—a platform for greatness.
During the height of Rome’s Golden Age, the Empire was stricken with a deadly pandemic. Discover the history and mystery of the Antonine Plague.
Temples were torched, cities sacked, and their people devastated. The Roman-Jewish Wars were the Jewish people’s desperate, but ultimately futile, fight to resist Roman expansion.