Gaius Julius Caesar is so famous that he’s often known by just his ... Caesar began appearing in public wearing tall red boots – just like the ones worn by Rome’s ancient kings. He did publicly refuse ...
"I came, I saw, I conquered.” These famous words, spoken by Julius Caesar, embody the spirit of bold and decisive action.
What did it mean to be an emperor in ancient Rome? That is the question that Mary Beard sought to answer in her 2023 book, “Emperor of Rome.” She wrote, “Everyone then, including emperors, was ...
Around 2,500 years ago, the city of Rome was at the centre of a huge empire that stretched from Scotland to Syria. The Roman Empire was based upon enslaved people and citizens. Enslaved people ...
His prospects were bleak: Rome was dangerous, engulfed by civil war between power-hungry factions. One of these was led by his great-uncle, Julius Caesar. Then Augustus got a lucky break.
A rare Roman coin depicting Brutus, known for his role in the assassination of Julius Caesar, was sold at a Geneva auction on Monday for €1.98 million. Organised by Numismatica Genevensis ...
But Trump’s coin is nothing new. In a pre-social media world, coins were the ultimate propaganda tool. Rulers used them to ...
The exhibition aims to tell the story of the ancient glamour duo Cleopatra ... The romance between the Roman general Julius Caesar and the Egyptian queen Cleopatra is legendary, characterized ...