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Sulla’s March on Rome and the Invention of Republican Dictatorship

Sulla’s decision to lead Roman legions against...

Marcus Agrippa, the Naval Strategist Who Forged an Empire

The ultimate stakes of Rome’s last civil...

Pompey the Great: Conqueror of the East, Power Lost in the West

A rising star at twenty-five, Pompey the...

Augustus: From Orphaned Heir to Architect of the Roman Empire

A shy teenager unexpectedly named heir to...

Livia, Rome’s First Lady and Architect of Imperial Power

A statesman’s wife who became the quiet...