A rare Roman coin depicting Brutus, assassin of Julius Caesar, sold for €1.98 million at a Geneva auction. The coin, minted in 43-42 BC, features Brutus's profile and symbols of war. Its rarity ...
Julius Caesar used the First Triumvirate to secure the governorship of Roman-controlled parts of Gaul and, more importantly, the command over the legions there. From 58 to 50 BCE, he led his ...
It was not until 44 BC that the portrait of a living person—Julius Caesar—appeared on coins. Thereafter, profile portraits of rulers or other members of the imperial family became the standard subject ...
A gold coin from the first century B.C.E. featuring Brutus, the close ally and assassin of Julius Caesar, is anticipated ... LONGUS,” another one of the Roman senators serving at the time ...