The Eastern Roman Empire had seven simultaneous emperors during the Middle Ages ... which sparked Rome’s first civil war since the one between Mark Antony and Octavian nearly four decades earlier.

In modern times, the term Pax Romana — a period spanning from 27 B.C.E. to 180 C.E. — may seem inaccurate, especially since there was some violence and unrest during the era. However, for many ...

The discovery has been described as a “geometric miracle” and could finally lead to some answers about one of Ancient Egypt’s ...

President Trump’s actions are more far-reaching than Julius Caesar’s — and they have met less resistance than in Caesar's ...

Her death allowed her to avoid the humiliation of being paraded as a prisoner in a Roman triumph celebrating the military victories of Octavian, who would become Rome's first emperor, known as ...

Caesar had no desire to remake the republic nor to destroy the way Roman politics worked ... the emergence of Rome’s first emperor, Caesar’s great-nephew Octavian, who took the name Augustus ...

Cleopatra, and Marc Antony spent time in their decadent love affair on the Greek island of Samos in the summer of 32 B.C.

Antony’s defeat and suicide ultimately paved the way for Octavian to ascend to the Roman throne as the emperor Augustus, fundamentally changing the course of history forever. Still, the ill-fated ...

In modern times, the term Pax Romana — a period spanning from 27 B.C.E. to 180 C.E. — may seem inaccurate, especially since there was some violence and unrest during the era. However, for many ancient ...