In March of 49 BC, Julius Caesar stood beside the Rubicon River with one legion, facing a decision that would change Roman ...

On this day in 1951, the city of Paris celebrated its 2,000th birthday. The history of the city goes back to 250 B.C., when a Gallic tribe known as the Parisii settled on an island […] ...

India, July 8 -- The ensuing Monsoon Session of Parliament is bound to be turbulent, as the Congress seeks privilege ...

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His classic 1953 book, “The Conservative Mind,” helped form the worldview of generations of conservatives, including ...

In a single passage of his Commentaries on the Gallic Wars, Julius Caesar immortalized two rival centurions whose lives offered a rare window into the world of Rome's plebeian soldiers. This is what ...

HALF-WAY DAY Half-way Day is celebrated on July 2, marking the exact midpoint of the year with exactly 182 days behind us and 183 days still to come. During leap years, the exact halfway point falls ...

On the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, it's worth asking: What was the American Revolution actually about? We all remember the broad strokes we learned in school: Independence ...

Archaeologists working with the Supreme Council of Antiquities in Egypt have recently discovered the remains of a Roman residential villa with styles dating back to the Ptolemaic, Roman and Byzantine ...

Shakespeare's Globe has announced its upcoming winter lineup of shows. The season will kick off with Julius Caesar, and ...

Roman history began in 753 B.C.E., when Romulus killed his twin brother and founded the city that would eventually rule the Mediterranean. That power would be built on slavery. No modern depiction of ...

Smith Street Stage, returns to Carroll Park this spring with Julius Caesar, Shakespeare's gripping exploration of power, loyalty, and the unpredictable consequences of political violence. Running May ...