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Members of Trump’s coterie are obsessed with ancient Rome and its collapse. But their interpretation of Roman history is ...
Over 2,200 years ago, the Republic of Rome founded ... to Cornelius Scipio Africanus, a famed Roman general who defeated ...
This iconic landmark is one of the world’s most famous sites, so it’s essential to know how to visit the Colosseum and the ...
One ancient writer describes Julia, Augustus’ only daughter, entertaining her lovers in public in the Roman forum. While Messalina ... which succeeded the Roman republic) brought significant ...
In the first century BC, Rome was a republic. Power lay in the hands of the Senate, elected by Roman citizens. But the senators were fighting for power between themselves. Order had given way to ...
Like much of Roman society, it was highly structured but also logical and, in some ways, even modern. Marriage in Roman times was often not at all romantic. Rather, it was an agreement between ...