One does not have to be a fan of Shakespeare (or iambic pentameter) to know the tragic tale of JULIUS CAESAR – how this would-be-Emperor was felled by members of the Roman Senate, Caesar’s failure to ...

For centuries, depictions of Cleopatra have emphasised her beauty and romantic entanglements – much more so than her ...

A carved panel found at Nimrud depicts Assyrian soldiers swimming across a river and using inflatable goat skins as floaties.

The assassination of Julius Caesar was reenacted in Rome at the exact same place where it had taken place 2,000 years ago. Credit: Flickr/ Colin Bewes CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 On March 15th, a group of ancient ...

Hanno is defined by the film’s most formidable character, Macrinus, played by the Mephistophelean Denzel Washington, as a person who is driven by rage—which is the first word of the founding tome of ...

Brutus, a man Caesar reportedly regarded as a son, delivered the final of 23 stab wounds, striking Caesar in the groin. According to the physician Antistius, who examined Caesar’s body, only one wound ...

Prosciutto di Portici: A portable sundial that looks like a pork leg — and it was likely owned by Julius Caesar's father-in-law before Mount Vesuvius erupted Ram in the Thicket: A 4,500-year-old ...

If you are visiting Rome with kids or tweens, use this detailed itinerary for 5 days in Rome to help plan your family trip to ...

Researchers said the statue of the lady with the crown was likely of Queen Cleopatra VII, who famously had relationships with Julius Caesar and Mark Antony.