To a historian of ancient Rome like Mary Beard, it’s always timely to talk about the empire. But her new book about the daily lives of Roman Emperors, Emperor of Rome: Ruling the Ancient Roman ...

In ancient Rome, citizenship was the ... Balbus became consul of Rome in 40 B.C. and eventually a confidante of Julius Caesar, to the point that he managed Caesar’s private fortune. Citizens of ...

Alligator Alcatraz will get the thumbs up from Trump’s Maga supporters - COMMENT: A vast new migrant detention centre in a ...

Ancient Roman aristocrats gathered at a lavish winery found near the Villa of the Quintilli to celebrate the theatrical process of winemaking. ... who served as consuls of Rome in 151 A.D.

Ancient Roman Lucanian Sausage Recipe Pepper is ground with cumin, savory, rue, ... The recipe below comes from the Roman consul Cato's agricultural writings, which included simple recipes for ...

Who were the Romans? Find out how Rome was ruled, what the Romans believed and what they did for fun in this BBC Bitesize year 5/6 primary history guide.

The Roman Forum was a hub for ever day ancient Roman life. ... who in 63 B.C. sought to forcibly overthrow the consuls of the Roman Republic, co-led by Marcus Tullius Cicero.

Activity 2: Quiz – Introduction to Ancient Rome; Who were the Romans? The Roman Empire lasted from 700BC to AD476. ... The two most powerful people in the senate were the consuls. Every year, ...

Emperor of Rome: Ruling the Ancient Roman World, by Mary Beard. Liveright. 512 pages. $39.99. If men think about the Roman Empire all the time, they do not do it under conditions of their own making.

The Ancient historian Polybius, as he charts the 53 years it took for Rome to become a dominant world power (220-167 BC), contended that the only way to understand the “vicissitudes” of ...