Roman law provisions on desertion had features that were totally different from the common Roman criminal law....
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His brother, Marcus (the famed orator), was running for consul, the loftiest office in the Roman Republic....
A new book argues that violent rhetoric and disregard for political norms was the beginning of Rome’s...
There is little evidence remaining from the pre-Roman worship, as they left little footprints of their spiritual...
The Res Gestae was a unique public relations move for the first emperor of the Roman Empire,...
Ancient Rome and its empire had the concept of asylum at its heart. Its legacy provided inspiration...
Baalbek is a town in the northern Bekaa valley, the site of the largest sanctuary in the...
By Steven Fife During his reign as dictator from 49-44 BC, Julius Caesar had a number of notable impacts...
The Roman Republic emerged out of what one historian called “the ashes of the monarchy.” Introduction Western...
Researchers show that an Ancient Roman text has long been misinterpreted, shedding new light on how innovation...
The Battle of Zama not only ended the Second Punic War, it also established the Roman army...
Cicero’s life was marked by a tension between the life of a politician and that of a...
New research has rubbished perceptions of Roman Britain as a region inhabited solely by white Europeans. Our...
The Roman historian Suetonius referred to Caligula as a “monster,” and the surviving sources are universal in...
Forty-five years of unopposed rule seems an unlikely feat for any ruler in Roman history. By Edelia...
In spite of the military genius of Hannibal, Carthage was destroyed as the result of three wars...
After freeing the Zealots from the Temple, the Edomites and Zealots massacred the common people. Introduction The...
The Migration Period is typically regarded as beginning with the invasion of Europe by the Huns from...
Although a saint, a bishop, and an important figure in a turbulent age, Sidonius is remembered particularly...
Commodus was the first of what would be a century of inept emperors. Introduction Commodus was Roman...
The prison was constructed around 640–616 BCE, by Ancus Marcius. Introduction The Mamertine Prison (Italian: Carcere Mamertino), in antiquity the Tullianum,...
The name Byzantine Empire is a modern term and would have been alien to its contemporaries, who...
Due to its agricultural nature, her cult had tremendous appeal to the average Roman citizen, more so...
Something very important to note about Augustus and his political, societal and religious views is the significant...
By the British Museum / 02.28.2017 Bronze head from a statue of the Emperor Hadrian, 2nd century C.E.,...
Roman religion and tolerance for others drastically began to change following the Edict of Milan. Introduction Constantinian...
Balances of power and ambitious pursuits. Introduction A triumviratus is literally a college of three men. In the ancient...
“Did the public have a voice in the development of a theocratic city?” As University of Tennessee...
There are lessons from ancient history that could prove instructive. A caravan of Goths – the Thervingi...
A considerable number of Roman roads remained in daily use as core trunk roads for centuries after...