The denarius was truly the backbone of the Roman Republic’s economy and was a symbol of its strength and growth. The coin, though, was not without some inherent problems. Under fiscally ...

From the Republic to the Empire, civitas—full Roman citizenship—was prized by those who had it and coveted by those who did not. A denarius from from the late second-century B.C. shows Roman ...

There were 27 of them, each characterized as a denarius — the main silver coin ... The coins were minted during the Roman Republic, which existed for nearly 500 years until the the founding ...

Brutus minted the silver denarius as a way to pay his troops ... Caesar became an extremely powerful politician in the Roman Republic by 50 B.C., when, as head of the military, he racked up ...

This Roman silver denarius coin was one of 5294 British Iron Age and Roman coins excavated at a Late Iron Age shrine near Hallaton, Leicestershire. It has been dated to c. 211 BC, making it ...

Their plan was to murder Caesar, as they thought his growing power threatened the Roman Republic ... Brutus minted coins such as the silver denarius, which was worth about a day's pay, and ...

This Roman silver denarius coin was one of 5294 British Iron Age and Roman coins excavated at a Late Iron Age shrine near Hallaton, Leicestershire. It has been dated to c. 211 BC, making it ...