In 49 B.C. on the banks of the Rubicon, Julius Caesar faced a critical choice. To remain in Gaul meant forfeiting his power to his enemies in Rome. Crossing the river into Italy would be a declaration ...
A superb general and politician, Julius Caesar (c.100 BC – 44 BC / Reigned 46 – 44 BC) changed the course of Roman history. Although he did not rule for long, he gave Rome fresh hope and a whole ...
Blow-by-blow accounts of the Ides of March spare few details on how Rome's dictator-for-life met a bloody end in 44 B.C. Daggers drawnBefore horrified onlookers, assassins begin attacking Julius ...
“Beware The Ides of March!” Had Julius Caesar not been a strong swimmer, we would never know the term – he would have died in 48 BCE and never lived to die on the Ides of March in 45 BCE. It is from ...
Events beyond Caesar’s control threaten to unravel his plans, and leave him isolated. Events beyond Caesar’s control threaten to unravel his plans, and leave him isolated. Pushed into a corner, he ...
Special prosecutors’ investigations of Joe Biden and Donald Trump do not mark the first time political tensions spilled into the justice system. On Jan. 10, 49 B.C., Julius Caesar marched across the ...
Largo Argentina, one of Rome's most history-rich temple complexes, has been opened to the public. The complex is home to the "Sacred Area," where Julius Caesar was assassinated, and once housed ...
ROME >> Four temples from ancient Rome, dating back as far as the 3rd century B.C. stand smack in the middle of one of the modern city’s busiest crossroads. But until Monday, practically the only ones ...
Jeremy Sisto is not Shakespeare's hero, but he earns his own "Hail, Caesar" in TNT's lavish four-hour mini-series June 29-30. To scriptwriter Peter Pruce, Julius Caesar cuts across history as a ...