The transformation of the Roman Empire into what modern historians call Byzantium was not a single event but a gradual ...

January — where we now sit, shivering, in our thermal underwear — is named after Janus. A two-faced god, symbolizing ...

Archaeologists unearth the first physical evidence of a basilica designed by the legendary Roman architect Vitruvius.

As one of history's most famous figures, many stop to wonder what Cleopatra VII Philopator really looked like.

Archaeologists have discovered what is believed to be a more than 2,000-year-old basilica in Fano, central Italy, aligning ...

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

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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.

Did Octavian, later known as the Roman emperor Augustus, have an affair with Julius Caesar? That’s precisely what Mark Antony ...

You’ll need to look back to Ancient Roman history to learn how the modern-day months got their names—and what they were ...

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