The bronze colossus originally portrayed Nero, thereafter Commodus, before it was given its present appearance in the...
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The Aeneid was written to praise Augustus by drawing parallels between him and the protagonist, Aeneas. Introduction...
Sentenced to death but acquitted in a public trial based upon his father’s appeal. The Story According...
Flaminius was in such a rush to catch the invaders that he failed to set up proper...
What was the role of rhetoric in all of their different courts and procedures? By O.E. Tellegen...
The plutocracy of Carthage was only too willing to pick a quarrel with Rome. The Semitic colony...
The ‘Hippocratic’ four humours, Roman hygiene, the first hospitals, and home remedies. The Greeks combined dietetics, medicines,...
Propaganda tactics are timeless. While the game has moved on since the time of Augustus, the rules...
Mark Antony, one of the most powerful politicians in the Roman Republic, offered the nation’s elected leader,...
Women who chose a life in the arena – and it does seem this was a choice...
A significant portion of the wall still exists, particularly the mid-section, and for much of its length...
This faction favored the cause of the plebeians (the commoners). Introduction The Populares were a political faction...
The Optimates opposed the extension of Roman citizenship and sought the preservation of the “mos maiorum”, the...
Caesar fought in a civil war that left him undisputed master of the Roman world. Introduction Gaius...
The goal of Roman crucifixion was not just death, but also dishonor. Introduction Crucifixion was an ancient...
His reign is described as a tyranny that justified the abolition of the monarchy. Introduction Lucius Tarquinius...
He is traditionally viewed as the second of the so-called “Mad Emperors,” the first being Caligula. Introduction...
Their annihilation on the Raudian plain was not the last time they would clash arms with Rome....
A number of highly educated citizens could speak and read both Greek and Latin. Introduction The Roman...
By Mark CartwrightHistorian Introduction Regional, inter-regional and international trade was a common feature of the Roman world....
The trials for ambitus were numerous in the time of the republic. Introduction In ancient Roman law,...
Political offices and institutions were designed to prevent any one man from becoming too powerful. Political Institutions...
This refers to any one of several ancient Roman laws (leges maiestatis) dealing with crimes against the...
Similarities of its features suggest a strong influence on the Christian celebration of Christmas. By Mark CartwrightHistorian...
Monetary, fiscal, military, political, and economic issues are all very much intertwined. Two centuries ago, in 1776,...
Slavery, for many civilizations throughout human history, has been an inescapable fact. By Harrison Kavanagh Like all...
The history of the Roman Empire offered many vivid examples of how absolute power could corrupt absolutely....
By Harry OatesHistorian Introduction The Roman Empire in the early 1st century CE was often regarded as...
This is one of the best, if not the very best, documented events surviving from the ancient...
Herod was a client king of Rome, but his route to the throne was not a straightforward...