Antony’s behaviour outraged the conservative Romans. Their fury was stirred up by Octavian, who said Antony intended to hand over Roman territories to the foreign queen. In 36 BC the balance of ...

A haul of valuable coins issued by Roman general Mark Antony have been discovered in a Welsh field - more than 2,000 years after they were buried. It comes as archaeologists claimed to have found ...

It all started with the Roman Republic, established in 501 B.C. as a model of government that centuries later the fledgling United States and European nations would look toward. Checks and ...

The history of those years is steeped in bloodshed, intrigue and sexual diplomacy. In “The War That Made the Roman Empire,” Barry Strauss relates the story fairly and fluently—in ways that ...

In 43 B.C., Mark Antony murdered Cicero, famous for his unparalleled powers of speech, and ushered in the beginnings of the Roman Empire. Lawyer, Statesman, PhilosopherCicero is remembered for his ...

The Roman Republic flourished for nearly 500 years, so what caused it to collapse? ... Strongmen such as Sulla, Pompey, Crassus, Julius Caesar, Mark Antony and Octavian vied for control of Rome.

A collection of ancient Roman coins amassed by a former Latin teacher from Connecticut was sold at auction for over $1 million this week. Carol Ross' interest in ancient Roman currency and history led ...

Between roughly 40 B.C. and 36 B.C., Rome found itself at war with the Parthians, and Antony led Roman troops in the Middle East with Cleopatra sending supplies to aid him, wrote Barry Strauss, a ...

Antony and Cleopatra’s benighted love story plays out against the surge of Roman power, and Caesar, sung with biting clarity by Paul Appleby, comes off as a modern Duce.