The political climate was marked by civil discord and rampant political violence. By Jesse SifuentesHistorian Introduction Lucius...
Rome
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...
That a republic may vanish is an elementary schoolbook fact. By Dr. Garet Garrett The Roman Republic...
The patricians were distinct from the plebeians because they had wider political influence, at least in the...
This is one of the best, if not the very best, documented events surviving from the ancient...
The failure of the conspiracy in Rome was a massive blow to Catiline‘s cause. Overview Lucius Sergius...
During the Roman Republic the citizens would elect almost all officeholders annually. Introduction Elections in the Roman...
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...