The exhibition aims to tell the story of the ancient glamour duo Cleopatra and Julius Caesar using historical facts, written ...
A superb general and politician, Julius Caesar (c.100 BC – 44 BC / Reigned 46 – 44 BC) changed the course of Roman history. Although he did not rule for long, he gave Rome fresh hope and a ...
In 49 B.C. on the banks of the Rubicon, Julius Caesar faced a critical choice. To remain in Gaul meant forfeiting his power to his enemies in Rome. Crossing the river into Italy would be a ...
Caesar found this unacceptable. In fact, so determined was he to reboot Rome's broken calendar that he ordered 46 B.C. (ever since commemorated as "the longest year in history") to be elongated to ...
Julius Caesar reportedly said his last words in Greek: "And you, son Brutus?" But why did Caesar choose to speak these words ...
It was no easy task as Caesar ended up giving us the longest year in history of 445 days based on the advice of an astronomer. As well as Mercedonius, he added two other months, one of 33 days and ...
Alas for history, little of Caesar’s work survives (see The Cambridge Companion to the Writings of Julius Caesar). What we do have, however, is important, the fourteen “books” of war commentaries; ...
Today, Caesar is still considered one of the greatest military commanders in history. His name is also synonymous with cults of personality and political strongmen. So how exactly did the one-time ...
Caesar’s salad dressing with shrimp saltimbocca. A quick, and I mean quick, spin to our favorite Caesar’s Salad. You, to ...
The day we celebrate as New Year’s Day began in 45 BC when Julius Caesar revised the old Roman calendar. As soon as the date ...