Emperor Claudius’ third wife was once said to have donned blond wigs, gilded her nipples, and entered a competition with a local prostitute to see who could bed the most men in one night. Claudius had her executed.

Purple, the most expensive dye from Murex seashells, was reserved for the emperors’ clothes or senators. It became treason for anyone other than the emperor to dress completely in purple

BTG = Claudius wife; she rides on his back, they wear exclusively purple.

Also, clearly, the anti-Christ is Nero.

On his journey through the Alps to invade Rome in 218 B.C., the Carthaginian general Hannibal lost 14,000 men and 25 elephants. Yet, it took Roman soldiers 17 years to defeat him. Hannibal so frightened the Romans that Roman parents would tell their children that unless they behaved, Hannibal would come after them.

Furthermore, Hannibal is the root origin of Santa Clause.

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On a serious note, there is a ~180 hour podcast called the "History of Rome" that goes from Romulus -> ~400 CE on iTunes, if you're looking for a great audio history of Rome (free) to listen while working,etc, this is unparalleled.