58. Auguste et la naissance de l'empire romai...

La Croix-Rouge, c'est l'une des organisations humanitaires les plus célèbres et les plus respectées au monde. Présente dans 192 pays, elle incarne depuis plus de 160 ans l'idée que même au cœur de la violence et du chaos, il est possible de protéger les êtres humains.Mais savez-v ...  Show more

Entre le XVIIe et le XVIIIe siècle, la société d'ordres de l'Ancien Régime est à son apogée. Tiers-État, Noblesse, Clergé : tout semble immuable et le destin fixé dès la naissance. Pourtant, sous les privilèges, les fractures sont nombreuses. Découvrez ce monde radicalement diffé ...  Show more

16 January 27 BC is a date sometimes associated with the beginning of the Roman Empire. It was on that day that Octavian received the name Augustus, effectively becoming the first emperor of Rome. Augustus ordered the gates of Janus to be closed, marking an end to the period o ...

With Julius Caesar dead, Cleopatra turned to another of Rome’s dominant figures. She became entwined with Mark Antony, the ruler of the eastern half of the Roman Empire, but even with their enormous combined power the destructive tendrils of Roman politics were inescapable. Just ...  Show more

What happened after the Ides of March? How did the Romans go from co-ordinated assassinations to the Pax Romana? From Tyranny to prosperity? In this third episode of our Ides of March series, Tristan is joined by Dr Hannah Cornwell to discuss the turbulent relations that erupt ...

Julius Caesar makes a name for himself in Rome as a womanizer. A view into the women of the Roman Republic and the women in Caesar’s life. Enter onto the stage Marcus Porcius Cato and Servillia.

Note #1: Suetonius tells us Caesar drank very little wi ...