Roman World / Roman Republic
Spartacus and the Slave Revolt Against Rome: From Capua to the Via Appia
From night over Campania to the Via Appia crucifixions, Spartacus's revolt against Rome: discipline, defiance, and an immortal legacy.
Topic
Roman World
8 articles in this collection.
Roman World / Late Antiquity
Sol Invictus in Ancient Rome: December 25, the Unconquered Sun, and the Origins of Christmas
Sol Invictus rises in the 3rd century. In the 4th, December 25 takes on the Nativity: rivalry, calculation, and symbolic light in Late Rome.
Roman World / Roman Empire
The Ninth Legion: The Mysterious Disappearance of Rome's IX Hispana in Britain
The mysterious disappearance of Rome's Ninth Legion in Britain remains one of history's most intriguing enigmas.
Roman World / Roman Kingdom
Lucretia: The Dawn of the Roman Republic
Lucretia's tragedy became the political spark that Roman tradition placed at the birth of the Republic and the fall of the Tarquins.
Roman World / Punic Wars
Hannibal Crossing the Alps: Carthage's Impossible Road to Rome
In 218 BCE, Hannibal Barca led Carthage's army, cavalry, and war elephants across the Alps to strike Rome from the unthinkable road.
Roman World / Archaic Rome
Greek and Trojan Origins of Rome: Arcadia, Hercules, Aeneas, and the Myths of the Eternal City
Rome, between Arcadia, Troy, and Hercules: the Greek founding myths that shaped the identity and memory of the Eternal City.
Roman World / Roman Empire
Faustina the Younger: Scandal, Power, and Deification in Marcus Aurelius's Rome
Faustina the Younger, wife of Marcus Aurelius, stood between imperial motherhood, hostile rumors, military prestige, and posthumous deification.
Roman World / Roman Empire
Julia Drusilla: The Incestuous Tragedy with Caligula
Julia Drusilla, beloved sister of Caligula, became a silent figure trapped between imperial obsession, hostile sources, and posthumous deification.