The Roman Republic lasted nearly 500 years, about twice as long as Americans have had theirs. As was surely true for the Romans, most Americans can hardly imagine that their system of self ...

The man who inspired Pocatello to hoist a new flag is now singing its praises. In a recent episode of Roman Mars’ radio show “99% Invisible,” Mars called the flag “beautiful” adding ...

Like the American one, the Roman Republic was founded on the rejection of a king. Rome had a representative government that, though flawed, was based on the rule of law, with freedom of speech and ...

French customs officials say they have seized a "priceless" haul of over 27,000 archaeological artefacts after investigating a man’s claims he had stumbled across half of them in his back garden ...

House accepts French Revolutionary Republic flag as gift, Jan. 4, 1796 By Andrew Glass. 01/04/2013 04:34 AM EST. Link Copied. On this day in 1796 ...

The ultimate lesson of the Roman Republic’s fate is that once you’ve allowed one man to rule as a monarch, even if you pretend he doesn’t, you are past the point of no return.

The ultimate lesson of the Roman Republic’s fate is that once you’ve allowed one man to rule as a monarch, even if you pretend he doesn’t, you are past the point of no return.