Roman history held that seven kings of Rome reigned from the establishment of the city in 753...
Rome
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...
By Steven Fife During his reign as dictator from 49-44 BC, Julius Caesar had a number of notable impacts...
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...
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...
With the establishment of the medieval towns, Italian city-states and maritime republics, the patriciate was a formally...
According to Livy, the first 100 men appointed as senators by Romulus were referred to as “fathers”...
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...
The empire of course had many great strengths, but one of the most important keys to its...
Although a saint, a bishop, and an important figure in a turbulent age, Sidonius is remembered particularly...
Examining the associations known as ‘collegia’ mentioned in the letters (10.33-34) from the Roman pro-consul Pliny to...