Roman proconsul Julius Caesar conducts a series of military campaigns to conquer Gaul, boosting his political career and bringing him the wealth to pay off his debts. 50 B.C. Following his ...

In thinking about the potential dangers of a standing army, the Founding generation had before them the precedents of Rome and England. In the first case, Julius Caesar marched his provincial army ...

A superb general and politician, Julius Caesar (c ... The only clear alternative was military dictatorship. Caesar allied himself against the nobility. As his career took off, he won a number ...

A Romano-British man and a Celt discuss Julius Caesar and the Roman army’s first attempt to invade Britain. They give different information and details about what happened. An animated map shows ...

Cleopatra ruled over Ancient Egypt from 51 to 30 BC and was the last ruler of the Greek Ptolemaic Kingdom in Egypt.

Bolstered by Pompey’s military support, the Senate ordered Caesar to disband his army and return to Rome. Instead, Julius Caesar crossed the Rubicon in 49 BCE , igniting a civil war.