An aspiring dictator, fueled by popular resentment, overthrows a failing republic. We've seen this show before ...

Learn what this Roman emperor's secret garden meant to Roman society and why the discovery speaks to ancient Roman life.

It was Julius Caesar’s great nephew, Octavian, who won that civil war against Marc Antony, in 29 B.C.E., and thereafter Octavian claimed the title of emperor and the name Caesar Augustus.

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From David Potter, Francis W Kelsey Collegiate Professor of Greek and Roman History, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, US ...

The Roman Empire's enduring legacy has profoundly impacted modern politics, architecture, law, and culture. Yet, its origins ...

The Romans added January and February to the calendar but ran into a problem — math and superstition. Here's why February ...

Julius Caesar was the first living Roman emperor to put his mug on a coin, and the Donaldus is the most recent emperor to do so. Then there was the public (televised) signing of countless decrees ...

LIX, BCE. The Roman LIX translates into 59 in Arabic, soon to proclaimed “American Numerals” by Trumpius Maximus, newly ...

Father Michael said Saint Valentine was one, very real person– or at least the man that the church honored with a feast was no legend. He said he did not know of the secret marriage ceremonies, but ...