Rome wasn't built in a day, but if you only have a day to see it, travel host Rick Steves recommends doing the Caesar Shuffle. That might sound like a thumbs-driven dance that will get you laughed ...

Julius Caesar is a middle-ranking Senator in the Roman Republic. Most countries of the time are ruled by Kings, but Rome prides itself on being governed on republican principles.

THE VATICAN Gittsto Caesar. In the ornate baroque palace of the prince-bishops at Fulda, 45 German Catholic bishops met last week in accordance with the will of the Vatican.

Julius Caesar later attempted to rectify the mess by introducing the Julian calendar in 45 BCE, adding one or two days to the end of all the short months (except for oddball February) to make the ...

As general, Caesar led the Roman army to victory in the Gallic Wars (58 to 50 B.C.). But unwilling to give up his newfound power, he famously crossed the Rubicon River on Jan. 10, 49 B.C., leading ...

This is the story of a brazen, ambitious power-grab that saw Julius Caesar consolidate the vast power of Rome in his own hands. Premieres Tuesdays, April 2 - 16, 2024 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV ...

Roman emperor Caligula's 2,000-year-old garden unearthed near the Vatican. ... A portable sundial that looks like a pork leg — and it was likely owned by Julius Caesar's father-in-law before ...

Gregory had changed the calendar because the previous calendar—the Julian calendar, established by Julius Caesar—was increasingly out of sync with the movement of the sun, meaning its ...

History buffs will be able to stroll close to the spot where legend says Julius Caesar met his bloody end, ... See why half a million people are flocking to the Vatican 01:31 Now playing ...

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 14, 2023 / 05:30 am. The Vatican this week invited journalists to a special tour of the Palace of the Chancellery, a centuries-old building that the Holy See refers ...