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

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

Despite ill omens, Julius Caesar approaches the Theatre of Pompey ... This is a Short History of the Roman Republic. Written by Kate Simants. With thanks to Dr. David Gwynn, Professor of Roman ...

Perhaps contemporary Americans have an intuitive sense that Roman history ... of the republic was accelerated by Caesarism; or in the case of Rome, it was literally by Julius Caesar as dictator ...

There’s no evidence that there was ever such a thing as a ‘Roman salute’ in antiquity ... that D’Annunzio modeled himself on Julius Caesar, while Mussolini modeled himself on D’Annunzio.

But Trump’s coin is nothing new. In a pre-social media world, coins were the ultimate propaganda tool. Rulers used them to advertise themselves and their achievements and any messaging they wanted to ...

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 ...

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

Amid violence and disorder in the Roman Republic, dodgy legal maneuvering made things worse. Cicero was far from blameless.

Forty-nine years before Jesus of Nazareth was born in Bethlehem, Roman general Julius Caesar and his army crossed the river Rubicon—the waterway separating Gaul (modern-day France) and Italy. They ...

This coin of Julius Caesar features, on the obverse ... Essentially, he was making himself king and ending the Roman Republic. If you know your Roman history, or Shakespeare, you will realise ...