Gaius Julius Caesar had been made proconsul of Gaul and was in the midst of his attempts to conquer Gaul. While it began as a rather slow...

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Gaius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, better known as Caligula was the third Roman Emperor from AD 37 to 41. His reign was short but...

During the Roman republic, Gaul was a province populated by several different tribes. These tribes were not part of a unified group, but...

Before his death, Augustus, the first emperor of Rome, spent much time ensuring his heirs would inherit his power. Unfortunately, most of...

While today, the city of Rome is a place overflowing with history, culture and influence, it is difficult to associate the modern marvel...

What happens when you don’t have toilet paper? As we are all painfully aware, the threat of running out of toilet paper today is...

Getting ready for Valentine's Day? Here are a few suggestions from ancient history!

Wait, do I have the right date?! The celebration of the New year is not a modern phenomenon, but not all New Years celebrations were or...

Saturnalia is generally described as the Roman predecessor to Christmas, but that is not entirely correct. It is really hard to pin down...

An examination of how antiquity lives on in Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical architecture Today, when something is no longer...

Rome began as a kingdom, ruled by kings, until the population became so enraged with the system that they expelled the last king and...

Herculaneum is an ancient town located close to Naples, Italy, at the foot of Mount Vesuvius. It is an UNESCO World Heritage Site, and...