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 ...

Four temples in the heart of Rome, including the site where Roman emperor Julius Caesar was assassinated, are open to tourist visits for the first time. According to the Associated Press, the temples, ...

As a defender of these ideals, Brutus did not see himself as a conspirator or a traitor. Greek concepts of tyranny, virtue, ...

Four temples in the heart of Rome, including the site where Julius Caesar, the most famous Roman emperor, was assassinated, are being opened for tourist visits for the first time this week. According ...

In 52 B.C., Julius Caesar used an ingenious system of ditches and stakes to defend his soldiers from an encroaching Gallic army in modern-day central France. More than two millennia later, ...

Walk through the Roman Forum as it stood at the pivotal moment Rome became an empire. This guided tour, led by a Roman history PhD, begins with the dramatic public cremation of Julius Caesar in 44 BCE ...

In June of the year 68, the emperor Nero, on learning that the Roman Senate had declared him a public enemy, plunged a dagger into his throat (with the loyal assistance of his private secretary). A ...

This story is a collaboration with Biography.com. Archaeologists have made a groundbreaking discovery in the shadow of Mount Vesuvius: the long-hidden villa that may mark the final resting place of ...