Was Cleopatra the cause of the conflict between these two consuls, both eager to become the masters of Rome? Historians are ...

History is full of sweeping love affairs, from Antony and Cleopatra to Catherine the Great and Grigory Potemkin and many more ...

The most famous gay couple of antiquity… … were possibly really just close platonic friends. Whether Alexander the Great and ...

I enjoy reading books that analyze history. Last year I received a signed copy of a book by William J. Federer titled “Change to Chains: The 6,000 Year Quest for Control.” This book was published ...

As Donald Trump has gained fame and power, his rage at opponents and appetite for vengeance appear to have sharpened. A ...

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

Singirok disagreed with the decision, disarmed and arrested the mercenaries during the night of 16 March 1997, and with the backing of the army he called for Sir Julius to step aside as prime minster.

Then, in 334 BCE, he led his army into Asia to fulfil Philip’s ambition of conquering ... where it was venerated by everyone from Cleopatra to Julius Caesar, before disappearing in around the fifth ...

Leader Julius Malema's wide-ranging address included threats against ... "Leave office before the soldiers turn against you. The army is EFF." The EFF was "not afraid" of Zuma, he said. "Zuma will not ...

Singirok disagreed with the decision, and with the backing of the army, he called for Sir Julius to step aside as prime minster. Sir Julius' defiance triggered violent protests. "Yes, I disagreed with ...

Starting out as a Roman statesman and military leader, Augustus used his cunning and political leverage to become the first … ...