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The Roman Republic came to its official end on the Ides of March in 44 B.C.E., but the Ides of March was not a day for people in togas conspiring against dictators.

Victorious soldier, famous assassination, inspiration for script writers from Shakespeare to Shaw - filmmakers continue attempting to capture the life of Julius Caesar

Definition of the glossary term Brutus

No matter what the age of the bride to be, the first thing people ask is, "Have you set a date?"

2,056 years ago, 9 August 48 BC, Julius Caesar and Pompey the Great clashed outside the ancient Greek city of Pharsalus to decide the fate of the Roman Republic.

Imperial Russia, Revolutionary Russia, the tragedy within both opulence and poverty have been dramatized for cinema and television.

Mother's Day: from pagan worship of Mother Earth, Christian devotion of the Virgin Mary and "Mother Church", celebration of our earthly mothers, to commercial holiday.

Rasputin warned that his death by members of the imperial family would lead to the end of Romanov rule, yet the plot went forward with intriguing results.

Historical fiction is given life in Showtime's The Tudors. The sex and politics-driven series is sure to draw Canadians in its new 9pm time slot, Tuesdays on CBC.

Julius Caesar: The Boy Who Conquered an Empire teaches children about the fascinating life of Gaius Julius Caesar.

Lots of breaking up and little making up in Hollywood leading up to Valentine's Day

Theatre Pompey, Rome's first permanent theatre, was probably the largest ever built, and became the place where Julius Caesar was assassinated.

A.J. Raffles is a typical English gentleman about town and cricket player. But in E.W. Hornung's excellent series, he and his partner, Bunny Manders are amateur burglars.

Cleopatra knew what she wanted, and how to get it. Her legendary status as one of the most notorious leaders in ancient history is well deserved.

Brief biography of American writer Thornton Wilder, multi-awarded Pulitzer Prize winner of The Bridge of San Luis Rey, Our Town, and The Skin of Our Teeth.

The twelve city-states of Etruria evolved into a highly sophisticated and prosperous society that celebrated life through pleasures yet failed to develop political unity.