Summary Ptolemy XII Auletes, Cleopatra’s father, paid significant bribes to Roman politicians due to the precarious political environment of his reign and his dependence on Roman support to secure and...
The death of one of history’s most famous conquerors, Alexander the Great, in 323 BC unleashed a bitter power struggle among his generals and successors (i.e. the Diadochi). It was...
On 15th March, 44 BC, Julius Caesar, who was then the leader of the Roman Republic, was assassinated by members of the Senate following fears of his desire to crown...
Known for his involvement in setting up the First Triumvirate of Rome, Roman general and politician Marcus Licinius Crassus was one of the most influential individuals in the decades before...
Pompey the Great (died 48 BC in Pelusium, Egypt), Roman Republic General and statesman, came to prominence in the 1st century BC with a series of astounding military campaigns, particularly...
