So, where does this magnificent ruler call home? The emperor scorpion lives in West Africa, where it can be found in rainforest and savanna habitats. They are burrowing creatures that hide out ...

And in 193, Libyan-born Septimius Severus became the first Roman emperor from Africa. Macrinus didn’t hide his Africanness. According to ancient historian Cassius Dio, he even had a pierced ear ...