Augustus, though careful to preserve the appearance of republican institutions, held ultimate authority, effectively making ...

In the first century BC, Rome was a republic. Power lay in the hands of the Senate, elected by Roman citizens. But the senators were fighting for power between themselves. Order had given way to ...

The boni, the wealthy, but largely non-political, section of the Roman elite, have hitherto escaped scholarly ... a new narrative of the 'fall of the republic' emerges. The shifting allegiances of the ...

Olympus, the gods formed a kind of extended family, an exclusive society, with its own laws and hierarchy ... rival Roman factions consumed the remaining vigor of the dying Roman republic.

On the Fall of the Roman Republic proceeds chronologically through the fall of the Roman Republic beginning in 133 BCE and continuing down to around 14 CE, providing a continuous narrative of the fall ...

The two most powerful people in the senate were the consuls. Every year, the citizens of the Roman Republic voted for who they wanted to be consul. In the early days, Rome was ruled by kings.

Roman gladiator tomb found filled with bones of 12 people (Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Turkey) Archaeologists suspect the buried individuals were likely members of the upper ...

The material, light tan and granular, had been a critical component of the Roman Empire ... in the first century B.C., during the late republic. The Theater of Marcello and Markets of Trajan ...

Colin Cowherd unveils his Week 6 Herd Hierarchy, including the Dallas Cowboys returning to the Top 10 and Washington Commanders leaping to the Top 5. Do you agree with Colin's Top 10 this week?

It is the collapse of the Roman Republic, which developed over some four centuries and disappeared almost suddenly when the Senate granted Octavian extraordinary powers in 27 BCE – he renamed ...

This course provides an introduction to Roman history, from its mythical beginnings to the battle of Actium in 31 BC. The fourth number of the course code shows the level of the course. For example, ...