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Gaius Julius Caesar was a crafty military leader who rose through the ranks of the Roman Republic, ultimately declaring himself dictator for life and shaking the foundations of Rome itself.

General Julius Caesar

Caesar Crosses the Rubicon

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Painting of ancient Romans exiting a building with an abandoned dead body.

Death of Caesar

Julius Caesar Assassinated

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Black-and-white illustration of Roman Emperor Nero playing a lute as Rome burns below.

Nero Fiddles while Rome Burns

Great Fire of Rome

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Alaric leads the Visigoths in their sack of Rome in 410. The Visigoths were a Germanic people who lived throughout Eastern Europe.

Sack of Rome

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Photo of ancient Roman women standing by a fence.

Slave Labor

Word on the Via: Fortunata

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Roman Carpentry

Word on the Via: Gaius Valerius Silvanus

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Domina

Word on the Via: Tryphosa

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Close-up photograph of a painting in an ancient Egyptian tomb.

Egyptian Civilization

Key Components of Civilization

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Archaeologist brushes away dirt from a sculpture.

Pre-Columbian Smile

Archaeology

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Photo of a line of ancient Roman soldiers.

Roman Legionaries

Word on the Via: Quintus Valerius Secundus

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Julius Caesar

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This is the Roman aqueduct of Pont du Gard, which crosses the Gard river, France. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Pont du Gard Aqueduct

Roman Aqueducts

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The Colosseum in Rome, Italy, is a large amphitheater that hosted events like gladiatorial games.

Colosseum

The Colosseum

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This is a studio image of a broken statue of Trajan, who ruled Rome from C.E. 98 -117 and expanded the empire to its furthest boundaries.

Roman Emperor Trajan

Trajan

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The Roman Forum was a place where public meetings were held, legal issues were debated, and gladiators fought in combat.

Roman Forum

Roman Republic

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This statue is thought to depict Caesar Augustus, the first emperor of the Roman Empire.

Caesar Augustus

Imperial Rome

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This image shows the ruins of a Roman amphitheater in Carthage, Tunisia.

Carthage Roman Amphitheater

Carthage

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Spartacus was an ancient Roman slave and gladiator who led a rebellion against the Roman Republic. This illustration depicts his death in battle.

Spartacus

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This statue depicts Marcus Tullius Cicero, a famous orator and writer on the politics and society of the Roman Republic. Unfortunately, his opinions on politics were not always popular, and he was ultimately declared a public enemy and executed in 43 B.C.E.

Marcus Tullius Cicero

Cicero

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This illustration depicts merchants in Carthage doing a lively business buying and selling wine, pottery glass trinkets, and precious metals.

Carthage Merchants

Hannibal

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This image shows the ruins of a Roman temple to the god Jupiter in present-day Baalbek, Lebanon, once part of the Roman Empire.

Temple of Jupiter

The Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Rome

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Traces of Ancient Rome

How Rome Inspires Us Today

This is the Roman aqueduct of Pont du Gard, which crosses the Gard River, located in France. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Traces of Ancient Rome in the Modern World

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Though the Roman Republic stood for several centuries, tensions within the government began to tear it apart. Civil wars started between groups with different loyalties, which brought about the transformation of the republic into an empire.

The Roman Forum Arch of San Severus

Rome’s Transition from Republic to Empire

Test Your Ancient Roman Knowledge!

A people known for their military, political, and social institutions, the ancient Romans conquered vast amounts of land in Europe and northern Africa, built roads and aqueducts, and spread Latin, their language, far and wide.

Ancient Rome

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