A superb general and politician, Julius Caesar (c.100 BC – 44 BC / Reigned 46 – 44 BC) changed the course of Roman history. Although he did not rule for long, he gave Rome fresh hope and a ...

In 49 B.C. on the banks of the Rubicon, Julius ... one of Caesar’s most implacable opponents. Roman Legionnaire bronze statue, second to first centuries B.C., Museum of Roman Civilization ...

S ome years seem to zip by in the blink of an eye, while others seem to drag on for far longer. But some, like leap years, ...

Bloody, brutal but popular, gladiatorial contests are often seen as the dark side of Roman civilization ... in memory of the dead and by the time Julius Caesar was in charge, these exhibitions ...

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

In the dramatic conclusion to Kings and Generals’ animated series on Caesar’s Civil War, we explore the assassination of ...

This is illustrated by one notable incident in the ancient Roman's life (involving pirates, of all things). In his account of Caesar's life, Plutarch writes that, as a young man, Julius Caesar was ...

Few men of history have as formidable or as mighty a reputation as Julius Caesar He is not only one of the central figures of Roman history but a man who shaped the future of the world as we know ...

After eliminating his rivals in a civil war, general and politician Gaius Julius Caesar began serving as dictator of Rome in 49 BCE. He established a number of political reforms before getting ...

Gaius Julius Caesar was born into the gens Julia, one of Rome’s oldest and most distinguished patrician families, around 100 ...