This is one of the best, if not the very best, documented events surviving from the ancient...
Rome
The failure of the conspiracy in Rome was a massive blow to Catiline‘s cause. Overview Lucius Sergius...
Herod was a client king of Rome, but his route to the throne was not a straightforward...
Their shaky alliance would steadily deteriorate, each of them waging a war of pernicious propaganda. By Jesse...
The came about, at least in part, due to the dynamics in the relationship between three forceful...
Examining the type of anesthesia and techniques employed to prepare patients for invasive surgery in ancient Rome....
Banking was highly developed and subject to Roman Law, and money deposits were to be safeguarded and...
The gods were thought to have a vested interest in the health and success of the Roman...
Introduction Auspicia, the reading of birds’ behavior by religious figures, became officially accepted during the Roman Republic....
Led by the Senones tribe and their chief Brennus, the infuriated Gauls went to war against Rome....
Roman Gaul is an umbrella term for several Roman provinces in western Europe. Introduction Cisalpine Gaul, or...
The deep roots of the word “patriot” lie in Roman antiquity. A distinction is often drawn between...
Examining various types of authority which spanned across centuries and covered all facets of Roman life. By...
Roman history held that seven kings of Rome reigned from the establishment of the city in 753...
Herculaneum had a long, rich history before its fall to the Vesuvian blast. By Mark CartwrightHistorian Introduction...
Rome’s underground necropolises were forgotten by the Middle Ages. By Kim MartinsHistorian Introduction Any visitor to Rome...
The plot reflected the growing discontent among the ruling class of the Roman state with Nero’s increasingly...
Roman law provisions on desertion had features that were totally different from the common Roman criminal law....
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,...
Though his work was little read in the Roman world, it has influenced great thinkers such as...
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...
The great majority of the people ruled by Rome were engaged in agriculture. Introduction Roman Agriculture describes the...
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...
What the Romans ate and how. By Mark CartwrightHistorian Introduction The ancient Mediterranean diet revolved around four...
The Battle of Zama not only ended the Second Punic War, it also established the Roman army...