For centuries, depictions of Cleopatra have emphasised her beauty and romantic entanglements – much more so than her ...

From soldier wages to political fortunes, Roman earnings reveal how war, wealth, and ambition shaped power in the ancient ...

The auction — aiming to make in excess of 7 million euros ($7.5 million) — is a biography in objects. The centerpiece is ...

The Roman Republic lasted from 509 to 27BC and a series of unrest and civil wars in the 1st Century BC marked its transition ...

A remarkable collection of ancient gold coins discovered concealed within the walls of a French house has fetched nearly £3million at auction. The historic hoard, comprising more than 1,000 pieces, ...

A collection of ancient Roman coins amassed by a former Latin teacher from Connecticut was sold at auction for over $1 million this week. Carol Ross' interest in ancient Roman currency and history led ...

Archaeology & History Museum Snaps Up the U.K.’s Largest-Ever Iron Age Gold Coin Hoard. The coins were likely intended as tribute payment to Julius Caesar.

Julius Caesar’s conquest of France, Britain, and Germany, and his assassination of the Roman leader Pompey (in 48 BCE), ... he sat on a park bench and counted the coins people had given him.

Some of those coins are stamped with unique portraits, including several of Julius Caesar and one with the face of Juba, the king of a Northern African region that is present-day Algeria ...

A few centuries later, Julius Caesar was the first Roman leader to have his portrait on a coin while he was still alive, one denarius minted just days before his murder in 44 B.C., the museum said.

A rare Roman coin depicting Julius Caesar’s assassin, Brutus, sold for €1.9 million ($2 million) at a Geneva auction, far exceeding its €800,000 estimate.