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Sixteenth-century bust of Julius Caesar.

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Classical History

Tales of tragedy, ambition and heroism from the Battle of Marathon and Hannibal’s passage of the Alps to Caesar’s fateful crossing of the Rubicon.

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Why We Study the Classics

Rudyard Kipling believed that a better appreciation of ancient Greece and Rome could help the English be less insular.

2

The Blues, the Greens, and Belisarius

By Samuel Goodrich

The Nika Rebellion drew a rising Roman general against some rioting sports fans, and it was a tense game.

3

What the Romans Did for Us

By Charles Dickens

The Romans did bring some blessings to Britain, but none so great as the one they did not mean to bring.

4

The Surrender of Vercingetorix

By Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall

As Rome’s grip on Gaul tightened, one man still dared to defy them.

5

The Boldness of Junius Mauricus

By Pliny the Younger

Pliny admired Julius Mauricus because he spoke his mind, and Emperor Nerva because he let him.

6

A Ransom of Iron

By Anonymous (‘A. H.’)

When Brennus the Gaul broke through the gates of Rome, Marcus Furius Camillus was far away in exile.

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