I came to Suetonius’s Lives of the Caesars as a schoolboy after watching I, Claudius, the BBC series based on Robert Graves’s ...
Press Democrat readers comment on Jan. 6 pardons, and more.
The original medals were 22ct gold, but the gold content was reduced to 18ct in 1932; the continued economic impact of the ...
An English woman in the small village of Whiteparish had been using this slab as a stepping stone in her garden for almost a ...
A laurel wreath is a popular symbol that originated in Rome and Greece. The wreath was placed on the heads of winners in battles and competitions to honour and glorify them. Wearing this tattoo ...
India is marking its 76th Republic Day today (). This year’s celebrations are extra special as the Constitution, which came into effect on this day in 1950, marks 75 years. As we observe this day with ...
The story of the exquisite Roman helmet is still shrouded in mystery. Perhaps the high-status man who served in the Roman ...
Charlemagne and The Sopranos, Trump and I, Claudius – all owe a debt to the imperial biographies of Suetonius.
Charlemagne and The Sopranos, Trump and I, Claudius – all owe a debt to the imperial biographies of Suetonius.