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

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Downtown Books Bought & Sold is more than just a bookstore – it’s a portal to countless worlds, all neatly arranged on towering shelves. As you approach the storefront, you can’t help but feel a ...

In the latest Comic Book Legends Revealed, discover how the NFL once had Jack Kirby design NFL football uniforms of the ...

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 ...

The Monte Carlo of Ancient Rome was a resort city where emperors and other elites could indulge their wild side amid affairs ...

Everyone from Cleopatra to Julius Caesar (pictured) was said to have visited ... In 1010 CE, Persian poet Firdawsi wrote “Shahnamah,” the “Book of Kings,” which portrayed Alexander as Sikander, a ...

for Julius Caesar, Outstanding Actor in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Jitney, Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for Jitney, Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in ...

who had defected to Jackson’s political opponents and who days before the attempt had said that Jackson was “a Caesar who ought to have a Brutus,” referring to one of Roman general Julius ...

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