Running in Rome is one of the best ways to see the sights and beat the crowds, ... Rome’s first theater that was dedicated to Pompey the Great, Julius Caesar’s rival.

Pompey the Roman Alexander. Columbia: University of Missouri Press. Klar, L. S. 2006. “The Origins of the Roman Scaenae Frons and the Architecture of Triumphal Games in the Second Century B.C.” In ...

One of the men, Pompey (born Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus), is a revered military general who has led successful conquests across Roman territory; the other is Marcus Licinius Crassus who, at the time ...

From the Republic to the Empire, civitas—full Roman citizenship—was prized by those who had it and coveted by those who did not. A denarius from from the late second-century B.C. shows Roman ...

Though the Roman Republic is a worrying precedent, there is one key difference between it and modern America. Pompey, Caesar, and their rivals were almost all experienced generals who ransacked ...

Caesar and Pompey both distorted the balance of Roman politics with vast wealth won, stolen if critics were frank, from conquered kings in Rome’s expanding empire.

No kings’ would effectively be the watchword through the Roman republic’s entire history. ‘Rex’ was a word the Romans hated.

We've asked ancient historian and archaeologist Dr. Simon Elliott to answer the most googled questions about the roman empire. 00:00 - Intro 00:42 - When was the Roman Republic? 01:22 - Who ruled the ...

Rome’s newest tourist spot: The site where Julius Caesar was assassinated The square contains the remains of the Curia of Pompey, a central meeting place for senators where Caesar was stabbed to ...

After the death of Julius Caesar, Rome was plunged into a civil war. Another one. If the previous had been due to the power struggle between the deceased and Pompey the Great, this time it was between ...

The shooting took place at Alexandria’s ancient Roman site, Pompey’s Pillar, which dates back to around 300 AD. Getty Images Pro-Palestinian sentiments among Egyptian citizenry have long led ...