The Cumberland Theatre will continue their 37th Season with the classic Antony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare. The show ...

Indeed, as early as 29 BCE, the Roman province of Asia requested permission to build a temple for Gaius Octavius Caesar and ...

A stunning study of Octavian’s victory monument in Nicopolis, Greece, reveals how massive ships gave him the edge in the 31 ...

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Over 2,000 years later and Cleopatra's Pools at the site of ancient Hierapolis is still popular with visitors who wish to ...

When he warns Antony to steer clear of Octavius Caesar (Julius's nephew), Antony sees why he should. "The very dice obey him," says Antony of his nemesis. Even so, Antony ignores his own good sense, ...

Barry Strauss, a classicist, military, and naval historian and best-selling author was the second 2025 Bradley Prize winner.

Barry Strauss '74, the Bryce and Edith M. Bowmar Professor in Humanistic Studies Emeritus in the College of Arts and Sciences, is a winner of the 2025 ...

Following the assassination of Julius Caesar, Antony established himself as one of the most pivotal leaders in the final years of the Roman Republic, before it became the Roman Empire. However, his ...