The ancient gold coin of Brutus is the star coin in a trio of auctions this week by Numismatica Genevensis SA.

In the so-called second Catilinarian conspiracy of 62 B.C.E., Lucius Sergius Catilina, also known as Catiline, attempted a ...

In the so-called second Catilinarian conspiracy of 62 B.C.E., Lucius Sergius Catilina, also known as Catiline, attempted a coup after losing his campaign to become a consul. Rome's highest office ...

Marcus Tullius Cicero used gladiators’ physiques not to celebrate the republic’s valiant heroes, but to deride their bloated ...

In Gladiator 2, battles of life and death play out in both the combat arena and the imperial court. Monkeys play a pivotal ...

A Roman historian discusses the historical accuracy behind the erratic behavior of the young emperor Caracalla in Ridley ...

The rhetorical connections between Roman and American republican identity serves as a useful concept in understanding the ...

The obscene graffiti directed against Caracalla and Geta in Gladiator II then is part of a long tradition of political resistance in Rome. The anonymous author undercuts the tyranny and pomp of the ...

Ancient Rome has a long and rich history on screen ... and tries to make his horse a consul. Penthouse magazine founder Bob Guccione bankrolled the film and sneaked in hardcore sex scenes ...

The emperor, Caligula, appointed his horse as a consul; Ivan the Terrible murdered ... At least the people of ancient Rome, Tsarist Russia and 18th century England had the excuse of never having ...