Ancient Rome: Did you mean...?

It has been said that the greatest enemy of Rome was Rome itself, and this is certainly true of the period known as the Crisis of the Third Century (also known as the Imperial Crisis, 235-284). During this time of almost 50 years, over 20...

As a superpower in its own right and in competition with Rome, Parthia's empire - ruling from 247 BCE to 224 CE - stretched between the Mediterranean in the west to India in the east. Not only did the Parthians win battles against Rome they...

Time has seen the rise and fall of a number of great empires - the Babylonian, the Assyrian, the Egyptian, and lastly, the Persian. Regardless of the size or skill of their army or the capabilities of their leaders, all of these empires fell...

Artist's impression of what gladiatorial combat in ancient Rome may have looked like. Created by Amplitude Studios for the video game Humankind.

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Screenshot of the game Aggressors: Ancient Rome showing the campaign map.

Screenshot from the game Aggressors: Ancient Rome showing player objectives.

Screenshot from the game Aggressors: Ancient Rome showing the political map.

The Lupercalian festival in Rome: Cupid and Personifications of Fertility encounter the Luperci dressed as dogs and goats, a pen and ink drawing by the Circle of Adam Elsheimer (1578-1610).