As a man who has listened to one third of Mike Duncan's History of Rome podcast and seen James Purefoy absolutely tear it up as Mark Antony in HBO's Rome, I'm something of an expert in Roman history.

The Cumberland Theatre will continue its 37th season with the classic “Antony and Cleopatra” by William Shakespeare. The show runs March 27 through April 13 for 10 performances.

Leadership lessons need not come from the modern day; they can also be found in ancient history ... Known as a Roman politician and the lover of the Egyptian queen, Cleopatra, Mark Antony was a great ...

Trouble in Egypt Romans feared that Cleopatra wanted the throne for herself and his relationship with her made Mark Antony a hated man in Rome. His alliance with Augustus disintegrated but ...

From 27 B.C.E. to 180 C.E., the Roman Empire saw a period of relative tranquility and prosperity now known as the Pax Romana ...

It began with the Parthian invasion of the Roman East in 40-38 B.C., which was defeated by the very able, and alas nearly forgotten P. Ventidius Bassus. Sampson then covers Marc Antony’s attempts to ...

Trouble in Egypt Romans feared that Cleopatra wanted the throne for herself and his relationship with her made Mark Antony a hated man in Rome. His alliance with Augustus disintegrated but ...