Following his victories in Gaul, Julius Caesar attempts to return to Rome, but his former ally Pompey and his enemies in the Senate instead order him to lay down his command. January 10-11, 49 B.C.

Early in his reign, Halley’s Comet passed over Rome. Augustus claimed it was the spirit of Julius Caesar entering heaven. If Caesar was a god then, as his heir, Augustus was the son of a god and ...

Scientists in France may be hot on the trail of a long-lost canal that the Romans built over two millennia ago while battling ...

The outrage that followed set the stage for the civil wars that led to the demise of the Roman Republic and the birth of the ...

This is the Rome you'll see as you tour the gladiatorial arena (the Colosseum), the public square where Julius Caesar was laid to ... which Steves touted as free to enter, began charging an ...

Few men of history have as formidable or as mighty a reputation as Julius Caesar He is not only one ... also earned him many enemies especially in Rome a city that would ultimately prove the ...

The months of the year are named after Roman words - including 'June' from the goddess Juno, 'July' from Julius (Caesar) and 'August' from Augustus (Caesar). Ancient Rome has also influenced the ...

Early in his reign, Halley’s Comet passed over Rome. Augustus claimed it was the spirit of Julius Caesar entering heaven. If Caesar was a god then, as his heir, Augustus was the son of a god and ...