Sarah Bond is a professor of classics at the University of Iowa and the author of Strike: Labor, Unions, and Resistance in ...

In their defense, Rome’s senators legitimately feared death if they broke with him; ... All of this might raise a flag over the love for ancient Rome expressed by our contemporary elites.

Ancient Rome wasn't always a mighty Empire, first it was a Republic ruled by a Senate. ... On March 15, 44 B.C.E., a group of senators, in a collective, coordinated effort, ...

In so becoming, he dismantled the republic and founded a monarchy that would last for more than a millennium. In Rome, most aristocratic men were also senators and usually held that position for life.

In Rome, most aristocratic men were also senators and usually held that position for life. ... All of this might raise a flag over the love for ancient Rome expressed by our contemporary elites.

In 49BC, Rome’s greatest general was Julius Caesar.He had complete control of the army, but he wanted to rule Rome like a king again. Some senators didn’t like this and they killed him in 44BC ...

Ancient Rome: How Caligula went from being a beloved ruler to one of the most cruel emperors ... He showed great deference to the senators, pledging to share power with them.

8 things people get wrong about ancient Rome From gladiators to vomitoriums, delve into Rome’s most persistent myths and find out what really happened. A conservationist restores a Roman bust.

The people of Rome threw a party in 46 B.C. that would be remembered for many years to come. Julius Caesar had just returned, having crushed the followers of his great rival, Pompey the Great.