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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.
A superb general and politician, Julius Caesar (c.100 BC – 44 BC / Reigned 46 – 44 BC) changed the course of Roman history. Although he did not rule for long, he gave Rome fresh hope and a ...
Scientists in France may be hot on the trail of a long-lost canal that the Romans built over two millennia ago while battling ...
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Why Julius Caesar Was Killed
In the dramatic conclusion to Kings and Generals’ animated series on Caesar’s Civil War, we explore the assassination of ...
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 ...
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, 49 B.C.
The outrage that followed set the stage for the civil wars that led to the demise of the Roman Republic and the birth of the ...
Tax day has changed history, with examples including the Rosetta Stone, Julius Caesar’s progressive policies, Caesar Augustus ...
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 ...
Before Julius Caesar introduced the Julian calendar, the Roman year followed a 10-month, 304-day lunar calendar. As a result, the calendar fell quickly out of sync with the passage of the Earth ...
Few men of history have as formidable or as mighty a reputation as Julius Caesar He is not only one of the central figures of Roman history but a man who shaped the future of the world as we know ...