Republican ideals have evolved over millennia, shaping governance across the globe. Modern republics continue to adapt, but ...

Augustus, though careful to preserve the appearance of republican institutions, held ultimate authority, effectively making ...

It took two men to wrestle Rome back from chaos and turn a republic into an empire. In the first century BC, Rome was a republic. Power lay in the hands of the Senate, elected by Roman citizens.

Violence exploding in public spaces, corruption by political figures and economic elites, the will of the people thwarted in both elections and votes in the senate, military misadventures abroad, and ...

Roman society was extremely rigid. By the first century, however, the need for capable men to run Rome’s vast empire was slowly eroding the old social barriers. The social structure of ancient ...

The boni, the wealthy, but largely non-political, section of the Roman elite, have hitherto escaped scholarly ... a new narrative of the 'fall of the republic' emerges. The shifting allegiances of the ...