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Fulvia: life of the week.

Cleopatra, Julius Caesar and Mark Antony: how the last pharaoh's love affairs shaped Ancient Egypt's fate

A colourised depiction of Julius Caesar wearing a laurel wreath and an armour.

The shockingly simple question historian Tom Holland would ask Julius Caesar

An ancient bas-relief from Capri depicts Tiberius – the second Roman emperor – and his lover. His scandalous reputation owes much to the work of Suetonius.

Monsters of Rome: do emperors such as Nero and Caligula deserve their reputations?.

Painting of Polyhymnia

You've been getting Roman togas wrong your whole life - here's why

The assassination of Julius Caesar on the 'Ides of March'.

Q&AWhy do we need to beware the Ides of March?

Wolfmen and amazons: why did the Greeks and Romans demonise their neighbours?.

Roman medicine: everything you wanted to know.

What did the Romans wear?.

History's Greatest Battles | 5. Battle of Adrianople.

History's Greatest Battles | 2. Battle of the Teutoburg Forest.

History's Greatest Battles | 1. Battle of Actium.

History's Greatest Battles | 4. Siege of Amida.

History's Greatest Battles | 3. Battle of Watling Street.

Rome's most scandalous emperors.

An open Bible on an altar

General ancient history

A history of the BibleWho wrote it and when?

How Roman roads transformed Europe.

The ancient Roman goddess Venus with the gods Vulcan and Cupid, in a painting by Italian artist Sebastiano Ricci (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

Roman gods and goddesses: 17 of the most important deities of ancient Rome

Pedro Pascal as General Acacius in Gladiator II

Gladiator III: what could happen in a new sequel, according to Roman history

A portrait of King John of England

9 of the worst monarchs in history

Connie Nielsen as Lucilla in Gladiator 2

Was Lucilla from Gladiator real? What her tragically short life tells us about women in ancient Rome

Paul Mescal as Lucius in Gladiator II

Sharks in the arena? Gladiator II's real history and historical accuracy explained

Engraving of Roman emperor Macrinus and Denzel Washington as Macrinus in Gladiator II

The real Macrinus: how Gladiator II’s power broker became a short-lived Roman emperor

Caracalla and Geta: the real lives of the mad emperors of Gladiator II

Russell Crowe as Maximus Decimus Meridius in Gladiator

Was Maximus Decimus Meridius real? These five historical figures inspired Gladiator’s hero

Cicero denounces plot organised by Catiline to take the power, mural painting by Cesare Maccari.

The ultimate Romans quiz.

Gladiators do battle in a c320 AD mosaic, housed in the Borghese Gallery in Rome

Blood, guts and spectacle: 6 shocking events from the history of ancient Roman gladiators.

Gladiators and the colosseum

QuizWhat gladiator would you be?

Gladiator tales.

Video podcastRoman slavery: a brutal life in the ancient empire.