Biographies
The lives of the men and women who shaped the course of Roman history.
Augustus Caesar: The First Emperor of Rome
From the adopted heir of Julius Caesar to the first Roman emperor, Augustus founded the Pax Romana and reshaped the Roman world.
Constantine the Great: The Emperor Who Made Christianity
From the son of a soldier to sole ruler of Rome, Constantine legalized Christianity, convoked Nicaea, and founded Constantinople.
Julius Caesar: The Man Who Destroyed the Republic
The life of Gaius Julius Caesar, from his conquest of Gaul to his crossing of the Rubicon, dictatorship, and assassination on the Ides of March.
Spartacus: The Gladiator Who Defied Rome
The Thracian gladiator who escaped a school at Capua, raised an army of 70,000 slaves, and held Rome to ransom for two years before his defeat on the Appian Way.