The Cultural Fault Line Between Syria and Judea In the first century BCE, the Roman province of Syria and the […]
The Crossroads of Empires: Galatia in the Roman World In the rugged highlands of central Anatolia, the region known to […]
The Origins of Rome’s Human Database In the bustling streets of ancient Rome, where political fortunes were made and broken […]
The Stage Is Set: Rome’s Electoral Tradition In 23 BCE, as Rome prepared for its annual consular elections, the political […]
The Republican Foundations of Roman Taxation The establishment of the imperial tax collector position represents one of Augustus’s most significant […]
The Shifting Priorities of Rome: From Republic to Empire The concept of security—rooted in the Latin securitas—was not new to […]
The Prelude to Actium: Rome’s Civil Wars and Rivalry The Battle of Actium in 31 BCE was not merely a […]
The Last Days of a Doomed Alliance In the spring of 30 BCE, the Mediterranean world stood at a crossroads. […]
The Fall of the Republic and the Rise of the Triumvirs The Battle of Actium in 31 BCE was not […]
The Rise of a Doomed Romance The relationship between Mark Antony and Cleopatra VII of Egypt stands as one of […]
From Heir to Statesman: Octavian’s Unlikely Ascent When Julius Caesar named his 17-year-old grandnephew Octavian as heir in his will, […]
The Death of Caesar and the Seeds of Conflict The assassination of Julius Caesar on the Ides of March (March […]
The Fragile Republic and the Shadow of Caesar The late Roman Republic was a period of political turmoil, military ambition, […]
The Storm Clouds Gather Over Rome The year 44 BCE marked a turning point in Roman history. Julius Caesar lay […]
The Gathering Storm in Lanuvium In the turbulent months following Julius Caesar’s assassination on the Ides of March (March 15, […]
A Fateful Inheritance: The Making of a Future Emperor In the autumn of 45 BCE, a young man named Octavian […]
The Ides of March and Its Immediate Consequences On March 15, 44 BCE, Julius Caesar, the dictator perpetuo of Rome, […]
The Making of a Conspirator: Marcus Brutus and His Contradictions Marcus Junius Brutus emerged from one of Rome’s most politically […]
The Political Storm After Caesar’s Death The assassination of Julius Caesar on March 15, 44 BCE, sent shockwaves through Rome, […]
The Fall of the Republic and Cicero’s Diminishing Role In the waning years of the Roman Republic, Marcus Tullius Cicero—once […]
The Collapse of a Political System When Julius Caesar departed North Africa in April 46 BCE after his decisive victory […]
The Long-Awaited Celebration of a Conqueror At 54 years old, Julius Caesar finally experienced Rome’s highest honor—a triumph—for the first […]
