Three men with opposing ideologies unwittingly brought an end to the Roman Republic.

• Marcus Licinius Crassus was the richest man in Rome but also corrupt. Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus and Gaius Julius Ceasar were great generals who made Rome wealthy.
• The three, vy...

Rome was a small town on the banks of the Tiber and developed through trade. Seven kings ruled the city as it grew. Greek culture and civilization came to Rome from Greek colonies and gave the Romans a model on which to build their own culture.

From early on, the Romans improved upon the s...

Rome was divided across the class line. The ruling class called themselves optimates (the best men). They favoured the power of the Senate of Rome and the superiority of the ruling class.

The lower classes were known as th...

• Octavian, Antony, and Lepidus formed the Second Triumvirate of Rome. They were all very ambitious.
• It was agreed that Lepidus should rule over Hispania and Africa, Octavian should rule the Roman lands in the West a...

• One legend is that Ancient Rome was founded on 21 April 753 BCE by two brothers and demigods, Romulus and Remus. But Romulus killed Remus in an argument of who should rule and then named the city after himself.
• Another legend is that the city was n...