Given the chance to interrogate one of history’s most famous figures, what would you ask? Speaking on the HistoryExtra ...

The Tragedy of Julius Caesar was first performed in 1599 and it continues to be reinterpreted by theater directors up to this ...

Caesar is gaining power — so much so that the people of the Republic of Rome want to crown him king, which would destroy the republic. The senators, including Cassius and Brutus are determined not to ...

Shakespeare’s Globe has revealed the cast of Romeo and Juliet, directed by Associate Artistic Director Sean Holmes. Romeo and ...

Julius Caesar contains some of the most memorable language in Shakespeare, not to mention detailed characterizations and deep explorations of human relationships. Shishir Kurup's translation ...

The phrase dates back to the times of Julius Caesar and is one of the most iconic sayings thanks to William Shakespeare's play. As legend has it, a person who could foresee the future warned ...

Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal are a potent pair in Shakespeare's "Othello," elevating a pricey Broadway revival that ...

The play starring Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal officially opened Sunday at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre and marks the third ...

You might remember the phrase "beware the Ides of March" from your high school English class. Here's what it means and when ...

And it just so happens that, in 44 BCE, the Ides of March was the date when Julius Caesar was assassinated. Way back then, ...

From the fall of Rome to the apex of the medieval ages, it was the ‘Sons of St. Patrick’ who reintroduced Western ...