After Julius Caesar’s assassination in 44 BCE, Rome plunged into turmoil as competing factions fought for power. Mark Antony turned public opinion against the conspirators, forcing them to flee while ...

As one of history's most famous figures, many stop to wonder what Cleopatra VII Philopator really looked like.

The life of Gaius Cornelius Gallus (ca. 70–27 BCE) shows what happened to politicians in ancient Rome who fell out of favor ...

After Julius Caesar’s death the Roman Senate declared him a god, a decision that transformed the political landscape. This episode reveals how the young Octavian adopted the title Divi Filius, “son of ...

Here at the Desk, the presentation is simple: an upright piano, a guitar and Caesar, lifted by a 12-piece choir. From note number one, I, along with the audience of NPR staffers, was instantly stunned ...

Daniel Caesar returned to NPR’s Tiny Desk with a sampling of material from his latest album, Son of Spergy. Backed by a 12-piece choir, the performance marked a grand return for the musician who last ...

JTA — Sid Caesar once dominated American television so completely that it was hard to imagine Saturday nights without him. In the early 1950s, his live sketch-comedy program “Your Show of Shows” drew ...