Elizabeth Taylor as Cleopatra and Rex Harrison as Julius Caesar ... would later take the name Augustus) as his heir. In 44 BC, when Caesar was assassinated, Cleopatra – a much-disliked figure in Rome, ...

WASHINGTON D.C. – President Donald Trump recently signed an order that calls for a return of Confederate monuments—including the names of military installations—and targets cultural institutions that ...

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A 1,700-year-old marble statue of Hercules has been unearthed at the mediaeval site of Montaione in Tuscany. Discovered by an archaeology student, this rare artifact is notable for its detailed ...

This marble statue, known as “Augustus of Prima Porta,” depicts ... the foundation upon which the mighty Rome we know today was established. Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus, also known as Octavianus in ...

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 Celts. At that time, the Roman Republic was protecting its new ...

Perhaps the most famous visit saw Julius Caesar pass through and weep when he came across a statue of Alexander the Great ... Specifically, the area is known for yielding marble and bronze sculptures ...

It had no name, as the white heron we meet stalking fish in the Kamo ... Among the dark omens that followed the assassination of Julius Caesar, it’s said, was wolves running amok through the Forum. A ...

The statue of celebrated Perthshire fiddler Niel Gow, vandalised last month, has returned to its county home following repair. The bronze memorial, by renowned Scottish sculptor David Annand ...

The caesarean section was supposedly named after Julius Caesar, who had to be cut from his mother's womb – presumably because he was too big and strong to enter the world naturally. The true origin of ...

Credit: Reuters. For centuries, the stark white marble statues of ancient Greece and Rome have stood as timeless symbols of classical beauty. But these sculptures, now frozen in monochrome ...