He returned to Rome in 60 BC and, the following year, was elected consul, the highest office in the republic. Now holding real power, Caesar allied himself with two key people, Pompey and Crassus.

Caesar defeats Pompey’s forces in Spain ... one of Caesar’s most implacable opponents. Roman Legionnaire bronze statue, second to first centuries B.C., Museum of Roman Civilization, Rome ...

Though the Roman Republic is a worrying precedent, there is one key difference between it and modern America. Pompey, Caesar, and their rivals were almost all experienced generals who ransacked ...

After the unhappy years of purges and treason trials, Rome welcomed its new emperor. The youngest son of the war hero, Germanicus, Gaius Caesar had ... he ordered his statue to be erected in ...