When you’re the emperor Augustus, they let you do it.

The social structure of ancient Rome was based on heredity ... into the Senate was a big step. Over time, the Senate would be open to Roman citizens from outside Italy. By the end of the first ...

Slavery had a long history in the ancient world and was practiced ... In fact, slaves looked so similar to Roman citizens that the Senate once considered a plan to make them wear special clothing ...

Romulus’s followers elected him king of the new city, and then Romulus himself established many of its political institutions, including the tribes managed by the tribunes and the Roman senate ...