Ancient Greek Tyrant Agathocles of Syracuse led a daring invasion of Africa, shaping Sicily’s history and influencing ...

Rome became an empire because Augustus understood power better than anyone before him. Instead of openly declaring dictatorship, he acted humble, returned authority “to the Senate,” then accepted it ...

The life of Gaius Cornelius Gallus (ca. 70–27 BCE) shows what happened to politicians in ancient Rome who fell out of favor ...

People have worshipped god since the beginning of recorded time. Some have been demigods, or half-human, or semi-divine.

In 27 B.C., Caesar Augustus was declared the first Emperor of the Roman Empire by the Senate.

Depictions of the eccentricities of Roman leaders were (and remain) interesting. But such leaders were often also dangerous, ...

After Julius Caesar’s death the Roman Senate declared him a god, a decision that transformed the political landscape. This ...

STATE EXECUTIVE Office of Housing and Livable Communities Secretary Ed Augustus has been to Lowell so many times that City Manager Tom Golden may want to give the man his own parking spot. Augustus ...

Senate Republicans confirmed nearly 100 of President Donald Trump's nominees, leapfrogging previous administrations and his own first term in the process in their sprint to finish off the year. The ...

The Indiana Senate defeated a mid-census redistricting bill on Thursday, effectively killing any chances of mid-census redistricting in Indiana ahead and ending a months-long conversation with the ...

Republican Senators did not have to cast initial votes related to Indiana’s mid-census redistricting Wednesday as the three Democratic amendments were voted on by voice vote. House Bill 1032, which ...