History tends to remember its giants for their public deeds - the battles won, the empires built, the ideas that outlasted ...
From ancient moon cycles to smartphone reminders, the calendar has shaped human civilization for thousands of years, blending astronomy, culture, religion, and modern technology ...
Ancient assassinations altered the history of the ancient Mediterranean world and influenced the destiny of nations.
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A queen tried to save Egypt from Rome - then her kingdom died with her, "No surrender"
Cleopatra’s life was shaped by family murder, Roman ambition, civil war, and the desperate fight to keep Egypt independent.
A dire warning in the month of May that in Ancient Rome bore religious rites for the dead, making it an unlucky time for ...
Augustus knew enough to surround himself with brilliant advisers. Celtic’s board should learn that lesson before it is too ...
In the late summer of 30 bce, months after defeating Antony and Cleopatra at the Battle of Actium, Octavian entered Alexandria, meeting little resistance. Like Caesar before him, he visited the tomb ...
Hauntingly, Shakespeare presents us with the horrific premonition of Calpurnia and her unheeded warning to her husband. Thus, one is prompted to ask if Julius Caesar knowingly allowed himself to be ...
When Laurence Olivier & Vivien Leigh decided to do Shaw’s Caesar and Cleopatra for last summer’s Festival of Britain, Stage Designer Roger Furse jokingly suggested that they do Shakespeare’s Antony ...
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