In Rome, most aristocratic men were also senators and usually held that position for life. In the later republic, some of ...

Many senators had been killed in the civil war that brought Julius Caesar to power in 46 BC: as a result, the Senate was looking a little empty. Caesar increased the number of senators from around ...

A superb general and politician, Julius Caesar (c ... On March15, 44 BC, the Ides of March, Caesar was assassinated in the Senate. Although his own rule was unremarkable, his victory in the ...

The stealthy insertion of language into the House budget bill ending election of county coroners was the “right” decision ...

There is a strange statement in the Talmud regarding Moshiach. When the Talmud wishes to describe Moshiach, the man who will ...

Tax day has changed history, with examples including the Rosetta Stone, Julius Caesar’s progressive policies, Caesar Augustus ...

50 B.C. Following his victories in Gaul, Julius Caesar attempts to return to Rome, but his former ally Pompey and his enemies in the Senate instead order him to lay down his command. January 10-11 ...

What did race and identity mean to the Romans? In this episode of Kings and Generals, we examine ancient views on ethnicity, ...

The senators, including Cassius and Brutus are determined not to let that happen, but how? That question guides the plot of the Shakespeare’s classic play “Julius Caesar,” which is being ...

(Image from White House video) Commentators love to compare Donald Trump’s norm-breaking ways to Julius Caesar ... to force the senate to grant them military commands. But Caesar’s troops ...