January happens to be the birth month of Cleopatra, who arguably tops the list of the most fascinating women in history. She was not the first queen or power figure in Egypt—there were Sobekneferu, ...

In the wake of the civil wars which erupted after Julius Caesar’s assassination on March 15—the Ides of March—44 BCE, Mark Antony, Octavian and M. Aemilius Lepidus were appointed the three ...

Around 33 B.C.E., Mark Antony had divorced his wife, Octavia the Younger, and married Cleopatra. This sparked enormous resentment from Octavian, who was Octavia’s brother. The controversial divorce, ...

She was executed at Ephesus by orders of Mark Antony in 41 BC at the behest of ... Though married to Octavian's sister, Anthony formed a relationship with Cleopatra and had three children with ...

What did it mean to be an emperor in ancient Rome? That is the question that Mary Beard sought to answer in her 2023 book, “Emperor of Rome.” She wrote, “Everyone then, including emperors, was ...

United went to great lengths to sign Antony from Ajax in 2022. Two and a half years later, a loan move to Spain encapsulates ...