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 ...