Cassius Dio was a Greek-born Roman politician and historian. While he was an accomplished politician, he is best known for capturing Rome’s history in his 80-volume book “Roman History.” About...
Ancient Greece’s title of being one of the most influential civilizations in world history did not come easily. For several centuries, the Greeks dominated not just the Mediterranean but also...
For centuries, archeologists and historians alike reasoned that the origins of human civilization and settlement communities started primarily with the birth of agriculture and animal husbandry. However, this idea got...
Great cities have great historical backgrounds. For an important geographical region such as Rome, the pride of its establishment couldn’t have been left to rot away. The determination of ancient...
Monarchy is a hereditary system of government in which only one person (e.g. a king or a queen) rules over a sovereign state or region. A monarch refers to the...