It’s striking to compare the radical departure in Jesus Christ’s message from the kingdom of domination, intimidation and brutality Caesar Augustus had been championing.

When you’re the emperor Augustus, they let you do it.

S ome years seem to zip by in the blink of an eye, while others seem to drag on for far longer. But some, like leap years, ...

In the dramatic conclusion to Kings and Generals’ animated series on Caesar’s Civil War, we explore the assassination of ...

Scientists in France may be hot on the trail of a long-lost canal that the Romans built over two millennia ago while battling ...

As the Roman Empire expanded and became richer, its wealthy citizens demanded increasing amounts of luxury items, especially ...

In ancient times the government of Rome was preeminent economically, politically and militarily. Julius Caesar, a renowned Roman leader, is credited with the three-word mantra “veni, vidi, vici,” tran ...

Good fortune seemed eternally to shine on that brilliant Roman general, at least until Julius Caesar dealt him a crushing defeat in central Greece. Pompey fled to Egypt, where in 48 B.C. he was ...

Out of the bubble” is a 10-week column exploring the UW Rome Center and other study abroad adventures in the capital of Italy ...

Tariffs of 25% in ancient Rome led to the rise of black markets—a potential challenge for the Trump administration too.