Sulla's ruthless campaigns in Greece, including the devastating siege of Athens, marked a turning point in Roman history.

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Charlemagne and The Sopranos, Trump and I, Claudius – all owe a debt to the imperial biographies of Suetonius.

Charlemagne and The Sopranos, Trump and I, Claudius – all owe a debt to the imperial biographies of Suetonius.

About 2,600 years ago, the kings of Lydia in modern-day Turkey hit ... Caesar at the height of his power with a legend naming him as "Dictator in Perpetuity," an honor bestowed on him by the ...

Associate Professor and Director, Ancient Israel Program ... About 2,600 years ago, the kings of Lydia in modern-day Turkey hit upon a clever scheme. They turned the silver and gold everyone ...

Banning booze in Bihar has empowered gangs and illicit markets in an echo of the 1920s. Here's what went wrong ...

But Trump’s coin is nothing new. In a pre-social media world, coins were the ultimate propaganda tool. Rulers used them to advertise themselves and their achievements and any messaging they wanted to ...

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The word fascism derives from the Italian fascio, the name for the bundle of sticks carried by ancient Roman officials ... Its ruler governs like a king, subject to few if any laws.

Coming alongside the “little ones” mangled in this sordid world is not merely an act of moral heroism. It is participation in ...

One such unusual tax was introduced in 1696 by King William III of England and Wales, which levied a tax on windows. People had to pay tax based on the number of windows in their homes.