Most people know about the Roman Senate in ancient Rome. But far fewer know that a second senate existed in Constantinople. When Constantine the Great founded his new capital in the 4th century, he ...

The Roman Republic fell roughly 2,000 years ago — the culmination of a series of events including Julius Caesar’s assassination 2,069 years ago today. Yet the republic’s ruin still influences how we ...

For over a thousand years, the Roman Senate stood at the center of Roman political life. Even after the emperors replaced the old Republic, the Senate continued to exist as one of the empire’s most ...