For generations, Americans have surrounded themselves with the symbols of ancient Greece and Rome: marble columns, laurel ...

According to ancient Roman writers, the Roman Republic emerged in 509 B.C., after the last king of Rome was deposed. Modern-day historians often consider the official end of the Roman Republic to ...

Ancient Roman entertainment was more than just bloody gladiator games! ... Gladiators were trained combatants who fought in public spectacles during the time of the Roman Republic and Roman Empire.

The largest collection of Roman coins found in Spain is now on exhibit. The museum display features 50,000 ancient coins from the third and fourth centuries A.D.

The Roman republic disintegrated in the first century B.C. as a series of strongmen vied for power. Sulla ruled Rome as a dictator between 82 B.C. and 79 B.C., having his political opponents killed.

SPQR stands for Senatus Populusque Romanus, which translates to "The Senate and Roman People" or "The Senate and People of Rome." Initially, this acronym was meant to symbolize the ancient Roman ...

An Overview of the Roman Senate. The Roman Republic emerged in 509 B.C.E. following the expulsion of its long-standing monarchy. Critical to the Republic’s foundation was an emphasis on forming ...

Ancient authors record that during the reign of Emperor Gallienus (jointly with his father from A.D. 253– 260, then alone from A.D. 260– 268) Germanic tribes made incursions into the Italian ...

In an early Roman imperial tomb, 41 broken nails were found scattered among the cremated remains of an adult male who had lived in the second century A.D. and was buried in situ.