Julius Caesar reportedly said his last words in Greek: "And you, son Brutus?" But why did Caesar choose to speak these words ...

Thanks to Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, it became one of literature’s most enduring expressions of betrayal. Caesar’s supposed final words captured the moment when friendship and loyalty collapsed ...

One of the funniest works of Roman literature to survive—and the only one that has ever made me laugh out loud—is a skit, written by the philosopher Seneca, about the Emperor Claudius’ adventures on ...

As a defender of these ideals, Brutus did not see himself as a conspirator or a traitor. Greek concepts of tyranny, virtue, ...

Julius Caesar, an accomplished military general and cunning politician, is perhaps remembered as one of the most consequential figures who rose to power during the Roman Republic – and led to its ...