Unfortunately for the Romans, however, these tariffs often led to higher prices, black markets and other economic problems.

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

We can gain more insight on our modern problem by turning to ancient Rome for a ... one was allowed to bear arms within Rome. Sulla later declared himself dictator and murdered thousands of ...

Caesar scored some early victories and, by 46 BC, was dictator of Rome. After a year spent eliminating his remaining enemies, he returned home. Generous in victory, he was kind to his defeated ...

He came. He saw. He conquered. The tale of an ambitious power-grab that turned to tyranny. How Julius Caesar dismantled five centuries of ancient Roman democracy in just 16 years.

BCE, ancient Rome witnessed one of the most infamous betrayals in history, the assassination of Julius Caesar. Known as the ...

The power of the dictator was nearly absolute but could ... comparison to several periods of great inflationary growth in ancient Rome. Perhaps the best-known example is that which occurred ...

Just when she may have thought she was in sight of the Roman throne – the biggest prize in the ancient world – her ... was named dictator of Rome. Cleopatra followed, bringing along her ...