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As someone who’s studied Ancient Rome for years, I’ve recently been asked which Roman emperor was most like Donald Trump. In ...
The Roman Republic was originally a system of shared ... Augustus exercised ultimate power over the army, political institutions and the courts. He finished the process Caesar and others began ...
The Samnites were Italic tribes that migrated from Central Europe to the mountainous south-central region of Italy in the 9th century BC.
Rome was famous for rejecting the idea of kingship. For almost 500 years, Rome was a staunch Republic, with rules in place to prevent any one man from gaining too much power. When Julius Caesar found ...
Each of the Gospels include specific detail about the soldiers’ method of dividing ... and its “pervasive usage” in the Roman republic and empire, according to Cook. But “the authors ...
Small nations and states will seek their place under the sun, while the great powers will demand that they renounce their ...
The discovery of coins and jewelry in the Czech Republic worth up to $680,000 raises ... about who the owner might be. Was it a soldier returning from a war? A merchant fleeing the area during ...
Charles and Camilla visit the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Pic: PA Charles and Camilla then headed to the Colosseum, where they took pictures in front of the 2,000-year-old Roman amphitheatre.
The FBI has arrested Milwaukee Judge Hannah Dugan, saying she “intentionally misdirected” federal immigration agents away ...
The Sicilians embroiled the rising republic of Rome in their squabbles ... “His men slaughtered 50,000 Roman soldiers at the Battle of Cannae in 216 B.C.,” says Allen, “but they never ...
At the northern end of the Black Sea, Crimea sits at the crossroads of Europe and Asia, having been at various times in its ...