Julius Caesar’s assassination did not end his influence it turned him into a god. On January 1, 42 BC, the Senate declared Caesar divine, giving Octavian a powerful tool in the fight for power. Using ...

In the late summer of 32 BC, Rome declared war on Ptolemaic Egypt and its powerful queen, Cleopatra. In front of the Temple of Bellona, the Roman goddess of war, a member of an archaic priestly order ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. The collapse of the Roman republic in 27 BC has significance today for the United ...

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