The world of the Roman Empire was not just one of legions, emperors, and conquests — it was also a world of legal disputes, ...

Rank did not matter: 90 senators, 15 of them who had been ... Only he, Sulla thought, could save Rome. Appian, another ancient historian, tells us Sulla made menacing statements and promised ...

These members of the world's greatest deliberative body, direct descendants of those in ancient Rome, should remember that SPQR, or Senatus Populusque Romanus, means The Senate and The People. And ...

These members of the world's greatest deliberative body, direct descendants of those in ancient Rome, should remember that SPQR, or Senatus Populusque Romanus, means The Senate and The People.

Sulla's ruthless campaigns in Greece, including the devastating siege of Athens, marked a turning point in Roman history.

LIX, BCE. The Roman LIX translates into 59 in Arabic, soon to proclaimed “American Numerals” by Trumpius Maximus, newly ...

Why was the Cult of Mithras so secretive, and what role did it play in Roman society? This video explores the mysteries of this ancient group ... 2 GOP senators break with Trump on extension ...

As Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn ... and gladiators is there is no proof of the gesture being used in ancient Rome, according to historian Martin M. Winkler, who wrote a book about the salute.

What was Roman Egypt like? In what ways did it differ from when the Greeks had ruled it during the Ptolemaic period?

Jews had a complex and rocky relationship with ancient Rome, which went through ... evidence of a Jewish gladiator is the story of a Roman senator named Glabrio who lived in the first century ...

Bearing cards, flowers, chocolates and poetry, lovers have always swooned on Valentine’s Day as cherubs circled overhead.