In his first formal interview as a Wildcat, sophomore forward Jayden Quaintance spent nearly half an hour taking questions ...

Rise and Fall, brings four ancient civilisations back to life… In an age troubled by pandemics, autocracy and rapid change, a ...

Featured artefacts from The British Museum’s world-famous collection include the double-headed serpent of the Aztecs, the ...

The Roman Republic lasted from 509 to 27BC and a series of unrest and civil wars in the 1st Century BC marked its transition to an empire. "The oldest coin in the hoard dates back to 152BC and has ...

A collection of ancient Roman coins amassed by a former Latin teacher from Connecticut was sold at auction for over $1 million this week. Carol Ross' interest in ancient Roman currency and history led ...

Beyond the excitement of Angelina Jolie being cast to portray Cleopatra, famously known as the "Last Pharaoh of Egypt," anticipation builds around this timeless ...

He was not only the son of Germanicus but also the grandson, on his mother’s side, of Marcus Agrippa, and the great-grandson of both Augustus and Mark Antony.

Years later, Caesar’s nephew Octavian (who would later become Caesar Augustus) joined Mark Antony and Lepidus to form the Second Triumvirate. Infighting and ambition led to decline and dictatorship.

When he came to power after defeating Mark Antony and Cleopatra at the battle of Actium in 31 B.C., he said his rule would be a temporary measure, lasting only until he had “restored the ...

Still, the ill-fated romance of Mark Antony and Cleopatra resonates strongly today, as evidenced by various adaptations of their story and the clear influence it had on famous works of fiction. Mark ...

Caesar’s republican opponents considered him a tyrant and assassinated him in 44 B.C., whereupon his grand-nephew Gaius Octavius, or Octavian (the future Augustus), whom he’d designated as his ...