The world of the Roman Empire was not just one of legions, emperors, and conquests — it was also a world of legal disputes, ...

An aspiring dictator, fueled by popular resentment, overthrows a failing republic. We've seen this show before ...

These members of the world's greatest deliberative body, direct descendants of those in ancient Rome, should remember that SPQR, or Senatus Populusque Romanus, means The Senate and The People. And ...

These members of the world's greatest deliberative body, direct descendants of those in ancient Rome, should remember that SPQR, or Senatus Populusque Romanus, means The Senate and The People.

As Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn ... and gladiators is there is no proof of the gesture being used in ancient Rome, according to historian Martin M. Winkler, who wrote a book about the salute.

Sulla's ruthless campaigns in Greece, including the devastating siege of Athens, marked a turning point in Roman history.

What was Roman Egypt like? In what ways did it differ from when the Greeks had ruled it during the Ptolemaic period?

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

Jews had a complex and rocky relationship with ancient Rome, which went through ... evidence of a Jewish gladiator is the story of a Roman senator named Glabrio who lived in the first century ...

Associate Professor and Director, Ancient Israel Program ... in Perpetuity”, an honour bestowed on him by the Roman Senate in mid-February 44 BCE. On the reverse is his mythical ancestor ...

This coin of Julius Caesar features, on the obverse, Caesar at the height of his power with a legend naming him as "Dictator in Perpetuity," an honor bestowed on him by the Roman Senate in mid ...