From 27 B.C.E. to 180 C.E., the Roman Empire saw a period of relative tranquility and prosperity now known as the Pax Romana — which translates to "Roman Peace." But despite the name of this era, the ...

After Caesar's assassination, his heir Octavian battled Antony for control of the Roman Empire for more than a decade; following Antony and Cleopatra's defeat at Actium, Octavian's forces entered ...

Octavian defeated Antony's forces at the battle of Actium in 30 B.C. Shortly afterward, Antony and Cleopatra committed suicide, he by his own sword, she by a poisonous asp. Octavian, according to ...

Again, Rome wasn’t delighted that Antony was handing over chunks of the empire to his kids and the senate declared both him and Cleopatra to be enemies of Rome. Octavian had decided he’d had ...

Fake news and political propaganda are not new, but they are pervasive. Research into how to change minds that seem invested ...

If Cleopatra had been less captivating, for whatever reason, Mark Antony would have had more time to attend to affairs of state in Rome. Had he done that he might have prevented Octavian (later to ...

No fewer than seven Queen Cleopatras ruled ancient Egypt during the Ptolemaic period, as a new book explains, writes David ...

Despite being among the most important naval battles in history, many questions remain about the encounter between the fleet of Octavian and that of Marc Antony and Cleopatra at Actium. In this book ...

In 48 B.C., Julius Caesar (Sir Rex Harrison) pursues Pompey from Pharsalia to Egypt. Pharaoh Ptolemy XIII (Richard O'Sullivan), now supreme ruler after deposing his older sister, Cleopatra VII ...

The latter was defeated by his rival Octavian in 31 BC. Cleopatra chose death by snake bite and Mark Antony died by his own sword. Cleopatra was the last of the Egyptian Pharaohs. This bronze coin ...