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The Fire of Rome, 18 July 64 AD, Oil on Canvas, Robert Hubert, 1785. In the Musee des Beaux-Arts Andre Malraux; Le Havre, France.
The Great Fire of Rome
A painting of the Rubicon scene from the mid-nineteenth century: Gustave Boulanger, Jules-César arrivé au Rubicon.
Julius Caesar Crosses the Rubicon
Liu Bang
Liu Bang, from Peasant Rebel to Emperor
Judas kissing Jesus
The Gospel of Judas: The Rediscovery of the Earliest Gnostic Gospel
Cover of The Eternal Decline and Fall of Rome: The History of a Dangerous Idea by Edward J. Watts.
Falling for the Fall of Rome
The caryatids of the Erechtheum at the Acropolis.
Humans Have Always Lived in a World of Many Worlds
Attica
A History of Athens Beyond Decline
sign with classical bust on it and text Let's become great again with broken statue in background
Whiteness, Purity, and the Classics
Emperor Nero
The Ancient Roman Origins of Government Disaster Response
Hubert Robert's 1785 painting "Fire in Rome," showing the events of 64 CE.
The Ancient Roman Origins of Government Disaster Response
The Course of Empire: Destruction, Painted by Thomas Cole, depicts a highly dramatic, catastrophic image of Rome's end.
Political Economy in the Late Roman Empire
The Temple of Kukulkan at Chichén Itzá.
A Postcard From Chichén Itzá
Greek amphora, or jug, from c. 540 BCE showing two hoplite phalanxes engaged in combat. Hoplites were the heavy infantry who formed the backbone of most Greek armies in the Classical Age.
A Fragmented History of Ancient Generalship
The famously burly W.G. Grace was one of Britain's most famous cricket players who stood out from the crowd with both his imposing career and his imposing facial hair.
A Long History of Close Shaves
The Favorites of Emperor Honorius by John William Waterhouse depicts the emperor's court in the 5th century CE.
Financing Salvation in Late Antiquity
Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio becomes Pope Francis in March 2013.
Two Popes and a Primate: The Changing Face of Global Christianity
Liu Bang, or Emperor Gaozu of Han
Liu Bang, from Peasant Rebel to Emperor
Cover of Alexander the Great: A Life in Legend by Richard Stoneman.
Alexander the Great: A Life in Legend
Cover of Caesar A Life in Western Culture by Maria Wyke.
A Man for All Seasons
Cover of Civilizations of Ancient Iraq, by Benjamin R. Foster and Karen Polinger Foster.
Babylon Revisited
Cover of A History of Iran Empire of the Mind by Michael Axworthy.
Iran for Beginners
Cover of The Lost World of Old Europe: The Danube Valley, 5000-3500 BC by David W. Anthony and  Jennifer Y. Chi.
The Lost World of Old Europe: The Danube Valley, 5000-3500 BC
Cover of Song of Wrath The Peloponnesian War Begins by J. E. Lendon.
A Time For War
Image of Adonis on a red-figure squat lekythos.
Easter: A Season of Renewal