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

The Roman Senate started life as an advisory ... could afford to become deeply involved in politics. During the empire, the senate was at the head of the government bureaucracy and was a law ...

Those pillars did form our nation. And the Roman Empire, the Roman Senate, for example, is the direct model for our Senate, as the greatest deliberative body in the world. And it’s in our ...

A few years before, in 395, the splitting of the Roman Empire into western and eastern halves meant that much of Rome’s power had already shifted north to Milan and Ravenna, leaving the Senate ...

Paul Mescal is the "mesmerising centre" of Ridley Scott's long-awaited Gladiator sequel, which balances emotional drama and ...

The once and future president is pushing Republicans to systematically abdicate the Senate’s constitutional role in vetting ...

In 2023, we learned that men think about the Roman Empire a lot, but how many people ... In January of 27 BC, Gaius Octavius ostensibly gave the Roman Senate all extraordinary powers that he ...

meaning he could rule the Roman Empire alone. He was assassinated in the Senate by political opponents who were concerned he was too powerful. Emperor Augustus was the first Roman emperor.

With Election Day around the corner, hundreds of millions of dollars have been spent by candidates and outside groups across the U.S. vying to influence Senate races. Democrats hold a thin ...

Paul Mescal is buffed, bearded and bronzed and prepared to do battle in the Colosseum in Ridley Scott's gloriously enjoyable ...

Democrats minimized Senate losses and created possible gains in House, leaving key questions: Why did Harris and GOP ...