The two most powerful people in the senate were the consuls. Every year, the citizens of the Roman Republic voted for who they wanted to be consul. In the early days, Rome was ruled by kings.

Slavery had a long history in the ancient ... Senate feared that, if slaves saw how many of them were working in Rome, they might be tempted to join forces and rebel. Another difference between ...

100 BC – 44 BC / Reigned 46 – 44 BC) changed the course of Roman history. Although he did not rule for long, he gave Rome ... government, resettled veterans into new cities, made the Senate ...

Unfortunately for the Romans, however, these tariffs often led to higher prices, black markets and other economic problems.

Roman museums are among the most elegantly designed of any in the world and its archaeological sites are the most user-friendly. Massimo Siragusa / Constrasto / Redux Climbing the Campidoglio, or ...

JULIA: I’m at a Roman bathhouse ... (Caesar). Ancient Rome has also influenced the legal system of many countries - including Britain - and many countries model their government on Ancient ...

The Roman Forum comprises much of the Ancient Rome's most important structures, from shrines to government houses to monuments. Although much of the complex is in ruins, you can see the remains ...