Sulla's ruthless campaigns in Greece, including the devastating siege of Athens, marked a turning point in Roman history.

Amid violence and disorder in the Roman Republic, dodgy legal maneuvering made things worse. Cicero was far from blameless.

We look much further back to see how the Roman Republic, which lasted for about 450 years, transformed itself into a dictatorship in only a few decades. We are sad to report that our modern ...

It was during the period of the French Revolution that the gesture was invented by revolutionary republicans who framed their politics as a revival of the Roman republic. The best example of this ...

This is a Short History of the Roman Republic. Written by Kate Simants. With thanks to Dr. David Gwynn, Professor of Roman History at Royal Holloway University.

This sculpture, The National Convention, is especially interesting because the Roman salute still has its French republican meaning—although the sculpture postdates the salute’s adoption by ...

I enjoy reading books that analyze history. Last year I received a signed copy of a book by William J. Federer titled “Change to Chains: The 6,000 Year Quest for Control.” This book was published ...