When Julius Caesar wrote a series of histories about the Gallic Wars around 53 B.C.E., he mentioned a fascinating group of ...

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

One hundred feet below, the icy Aksu River, known in ancient times as ... But Theodosius, an able military leader from Iberia, who was chosen to rule the besieged Roman Empire following the ...

The Ulpian Library, a great library in the center of Rome, was founded by Emperor Trajan, who ruled around the turn of the second century C.E. Referenced often by ancient authors, it could have ...

Ancient thought had a tendency to view history ... of a strong leader to reset Rome’s course. Generations of Roman leaders found political weaponry in this fear of degeneration.