From soldier wages to political fortunes, Roman earnings reveal how war, wealth, and ambition shaped power in the ancient world.

Two well-preserved Roman shoes from 2,000 years ago were recently found by volunteers at the Magna fort in the United Kingdom ...

The image of a toga-wearing Roman faded by late antiquity. In this video, we explore how late Roman citizens, soldiers, and ...

Long after emperors ruled, a group of Roman senators still clung to tradition and power. But their fate was sealed by politics, war, and time. Discover the overlooked story of how the Senate ...

For starters, Cato and George Washington become one. Playwright Eli Lynn conflates the Roman senator and the rebel general into the same persona, performed by Peter Schmitz wearing a costume that ...

When Augustus died in his bed at a ripe old age, the Roman Senate made him a god. This seems an honor that even the most sycophantic U.S. senators would be unlikely to suggest for our president.

The Remorse of Nero after Killing His Mother (John William Waterhouse). Credit: Public domain / Wikimedia Commons Around 65 CE, Seneca himself (who had been the emperor’s tutor) and his nephew Lucan ...

Rome represents a history that affects the cultures and practices of many countries, including the U.S. From Roman-style buildings like the New York Stock Exchange and the Lincoln Memorial to the ...

The Roman Empire is rightly heralded as perhaps the most influential empire in history, but for area it doesn’t even break the top 20. Clustered around the Mediterranean, it stretched from Portugal in ...

An Overview of the Roman Senate. The Roman Republic emerged in 509 B.C.E. following the expulsion of its long-standing monarchy. Critical to the Republic’s foundation was an emphasis on forming ...