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Refurbished Golden Palace of Emperor Nero reopens in Rome

Roman Emperor Nero is most famous in popular imagination for playing the fiddle while Rome burned. Now his grand royal residence is once again open to the public.

05/03/2025

Art

UK museum says Roman emperor was transgender

According to research, emperor Elagabalus asked to be called "lady", and the museum will be referring to the ruler as “she” from now on.

24/11/2023

Europe

Why is it controversial to mark 200 years since Napoleon’s death?

French President Emmanuel Macron is expected to commemorate the bicentennial of the emperor’s death, an act that some see as controversial.

04/05/2021

Italy

Emperor Constantine's hand reunited with finger after 500 years

A missing finger from a giant statue of the Roman Emperor Constantine has been reunited with his hand after being missing for over 500 years.

02/05/2021

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Japanese emperor's brother proclaimed first in line to throne

Japanese Emperor Naruhito's younger brother, Crown Prince Fumihito, was formally sworn in on Sunday as first in line to the Chrysanthemum Throne.

08/11/2020

The Cube

Debunked: English cathedral's statue of Constantine not under threat

York Minster told Euronews it has not received "a single complaint" about the statue of the Roman emperor.

01/07/2020

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Japanese imperial couple hold enthronement ceremonies in Ise sanctuary

Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako have finished two days of ceremonies at the Ise shrine in central Japan.

23/11/2019

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Japan celebrates New Emperor Naruhito with music and dance

A national festival to celebrate the enthronement of New Japanese Emperor Naruhito was held at the Imperial Palace Square in Tokyo on Saturday

09/11/2019

Japan

Watch: Japanese emperor ascends to throne in centuries-old ceremony

Japanese Emperor Naruhito formally proclaimed his ascendancy to the throne on Tuesday in a centuries-old ceremony attended by dignitaries from more than 180 countries, pledging to fulfil his duty as a symbol of the state.

22/10/2019

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Japan's new emperor performs first ritual since accession to throne

Japan's Emperor Naruhito on Wednesday performed a Shinto ritual at the Imperial Palace to report to imperial family gods the plans for the main ceremonies of his succession later this year.

08/05/2019

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Japan's emperor toasts 60 years of marriage weeks before abdication

The couple met in 1957 at a tennis championship remembered as the "love match".

10/04/2019