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Julius Caesar, who used his army to seize power in ancient Rome, was a cautionary tale. So was Oliver Cromwell’s use of his military power in the English Civil War to execute King Charles I and rule ...

Cleopatra’s Pools remain popular with visitors thousands of years after the ancient Phrygians, Greeks, and Romans also enjoyed the mineral-rich waters. Credit: shankar S. / CC BY 2.0 / Wikimedia ...

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At the time of the comic's setting -- 44 years before the birth of Jesus Christ -- Rome under Julius Caesar's military genius has conquered much of the old world, including all of France bar ...

March 15 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 44 B.C., Julius Caesar was assassinated by Brutus and others in Rome. A gold coin commemorating his assassination minted two years after his death was ...