From its very beginning the Roman Republic was a highly unified state ... Empire in becoming the dominant power of the Near East. Drawing on the rich history of 'multi-national' empires that ...

In the first century BC, Rome was a republic. Power lay in the hands of the Senate, elected by Roman citizens. But the senators were fighting for power between themselves. Order had given way to ...

An ancient Roman scroll has been read for the first time since it was charred in the volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius two millennia ago, thanks to artificial intelligence and a high-powered X ...