Found in Pompeii C. 1978 in the house of Julius Polybius, this bronze statue represents Apollo, the greek god of the arts. The lifelike eys are of stone and glass paste.

In January 44 B.C. just three months prior to the death of Caesar, the statue of the dictator in the public square in Rome was mysteriously crowned. Ancient Greek historian Nicolaus of Damascus, who ...

Plutarch adds a poignant detail: Caesar collapsed at the base of Pompey’s statue. That was a symbolic moment as his great rival in the Civil War appeared to take posthumous revenge. ... Gaius Julius ...

Caesarion, the son she had borne to Julius Caesar, was dead within the month. Of her three children with Antony, two graced the victor’s triumph, the younger boy having died en route to Rome. The ...

An earlier version of this story included a picture of a statue incorrectly described as depicting Julius Caesar. It was, in fact, his successor Augustus. The picture has been removed.

However, as previously mentioned, Caesar never legally recognized him, increasing accusations of illegitimacy and the impossibility of that hereditary status, especially since Caesarion did not have ...

Augustus, born Gaius Octavius in Rome in 63 B.C., was the great-nephew and adopted son of the Roman general and politician Julius Caesar, who was assassinated in 44 B.C.

Born Gaius Octavius, part of the Gaius family and great nephew of a certain Gaius Julius, Emperor Augustus fought alongside Marcus Antonius to finish the final Roman civil war—the one which ...

The first was a power struggle between Lucius Cornelius Sulla and Gaius Marius, from 88 to 81 BC. ... the Battle by which Julius Caesar Seized Hispania from Pompey by Jorge Álvarez February 22, 2024 ...