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Cicero & the Catiline Conspiracy
The Roman Republic was in death's throes. Within a few short years, the “dictator for life” Julius Caesar would be assassinated, and, as a result, the government would descend into chaos. The consequence of a long civil war would bring the...
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Palace Assassination
Artist's impression of a scene depicting an assassin attempting to escape a palace.
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Attempted Assassination of Saladin (1176 CE)
Illustration of the second attemopt to assasinate Saladin (r. 1174-1193 CE), in 1176 CE. Illustrated by by Zvonimir Grbasic. Courtesy of Medieval Warfare Magazine / Karwansaray Publishers.
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Silver Denarius of Caesar
A Roman silver coin (denarius) of Gaius Julius Caesar. It was discovered in 1999 when the Antikenmuseum Basel was being extended. 49 BCE. (Archäologische Bodenforschung Basel-Stadt) Shown as part of the 2023 exhibition Ave Caesar! Romans...
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Sextus Julius Caesar
Sextus Julius Caesar (died 90 or 89 BCE) was Roman politician in the first quarter of the first century BCE. In our sources, he is sometimes called Lucius. The end of the second century BCE witnessed the rise of new families in Roman politics...
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Caesar in Gaul
Artist's impression of how Caesar and his army marching through Gaul may have looked like. This is a marketing picture for the Rome II: Total War DLC "Caesar in Gaul".
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Roman Empire
The Roman Empire, at its height (c. 117), was the most extensive political and social structure in western civilization. Building upon the foundation laid by the Roman Republic, the empire became the largest and most powerful political and...
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Pope Julius II by Raphael
A portrait of Pope Julius II (r. 1503-1513 CE) by the Italian Renaissance artist Raphael, c. 1512 CE. (National Gallery London)
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Julius Martov, 1910
A 1910 photograph of the Russian socialist and revolutionary Julius Martov (1873-1923) who led the Menshevik faction in pre-revolution Russia.
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Roman Emperor
Roman emperors ruled the Roman Empire starting with Augustus in 27 BCE and continuing in the West until the late 5th century CE and in the Eastern Roman Empire up to the mid-15th century CE. The emperors took titles such as Caesar and Imperator...
