SPQR stands for Senatus Populusque Romanus, which translates to "The Senate and Roman People" or "The Senate and People of Rome." Initially, this acronym was meant to symbolize the ancient Roman ...

A collection of ancient Roman coins amassed by a former Latin teacher from Connecticut was sold at auction for over $1 ...

♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ -Ancient Rome lasted 1,000 years, from 500 B.C. to 500 A.D. It grew ... It was erected "by the senate and the people" and lists all the feisty barbarian tribes that put ...

While modern scholars discount some of the accounts of ancient Roman historians, they agree that during the first phase of its history—from approximately 753 to 509 B.C.—Rome was ruled by kings.

The Roman chronicler Livy recounts a surprising moment in 406 bc when the Senate, after years of ignoring complaints that the aristocrats were keeping all land and loot, announced a concession: from ...

Who were the Romans? Find out how Rome was ruled, what the Romans believed and what they did for fun in this BBC Bitesize year 5/6 primary history guide.