A superb general and politician, Julius Caesar (c.100 BC – 44 BC / Reigned ... He also moved fast to strengthen the northern borders of the empire and tackle its enemies in the east.

This episode explores how Roman rulers transitioned from political leaders to divine figures worshipped across the empire. While earlier episodes focused on Roman and Greek religious roots, we now ...

As someone who’s studied Ancient Rome for years, I’ve recently been asked which Roman emperor was most like Donald Trump. In ...

Roman proconsul Julius Caesar conducts a series of military campaigns ... Under this brilliant, implacable leader, the new Roman Empire buried the old, aristocratic infighting to become a global ...

His long rule saw a huge expansion in the Roman Empire and the beginnings of a ... One of these was led by his great-uncle, Julius Caesar. Then Augustus got a lucky break. In 46 BC, Caesar won ...

We will remember that Cleopatra slept with Julius Caesar and Mark Antony long after we remember what she accomplished in doing so: that she sustained a vast, rich, densely populated empire in its ...