Augustus, though careful to preserve the appearance of republican institutions, held ultimate authority, effectively making ...

The social structure of ancient Rome was based on heredity ... into the Senate was a big step. Over time, the Senate would be open to Roman citizens from outside Italy. By the end of the first ...

Slavery had a long history in the ancient world and was practiced ... In fact, slaves looked so similar to Roman citizens that the Senate once considered a plan to make them wear special clothing ...

The babies were added in the AD1400s. The two most powerful people in the senate were the consuls. Every year, the citizens of the Roman Republic voted for who they wanted to be consul.

The Catilinarian Conspiracy is the name of an event from ancient Rome ... do so thanks to the senate declaring senatus consultum ultimum. Senatus consultum ultimum is the Roman Senate's decree ...

These and ancient seeds unearthed at the site indicate ... of Samnites relocating to Fregellae had been discussed by the ...

Ridley Scott's long-anticipated return to ancient Rome is a pale shadow of its Best Picture-winning predecessor.

"Gladiator II" has even more crowd-pleasing combat events than the original and an operatic story showcasing flamboyant ...

Instead, the Roman Senate and its members hold center stage. Seldom has an ancient aristocracy shown such tenacity and such resilience in difficult times. Nor has any recent scholar shown such a gift ...

The character of Macrinus played by Denzel Washington in 'Gladiator 2′ does not leave indifferent on the screen or in his ...

The last human sacrifices carried out in Rome—beyond considering the ludi gladiatorii as an acceptable adaptation of the ...

The babies were added in the AD1400s. The two most powerful people in the senate were the consuls. Every year, the citizens of the Roman Republic voted for who they wanted to be consul.