The Last Days of Severus Alexander A Young Emperor on a Fragile Throne I was never meant to rule an empire. My name was Severus...

Introduction to the Roman Religion The religious world of ancient Rome was deeply embedded in every aspect of Roman life—from political...

The Foundations of a Unified Empire The Pax Romana was not only a period of political stability and peace—it was an era of immense growth...

The Life of Lucius: A Plebeian During the Pax Romana Morning Light and Simple Beginnings The faint light of dawn crept over the rooftops...

A Young Senator’s Witness: The Day Augustus Gave Back the Republic (Historical Fiction) The Morning of Change I was only twenty-eight,...

Citizen Broadcasting of the Infamous Leader Augustus [Opening Jingle: Triumphant Brass, Roman Drums Rolling In]  Voice of the Host,...

My Accomplishments During Rome’s Golden Peace (27BC–14AD), Told in Augustus The War Was Over—but Rome Needed Healing When I accepted the...

My Name Is Pope Leo I—Servant of the Servants of God I was born in Tuscany, in the waning years of the 4th century, in a world that was...

After the Death of Antony and the Fall of Lepidus – Told by Caesar Augustus They say power corrupts, but I have always believed that...

My Name is Mark Antony: The Second TriumvirateI I was born in 83 BC, in the heart of a Rome that was more a boiling cauldron of ambition...

My Name is Gaius Julius Caesar: Born of Noble Blood I was born into a noble Roman family, the Julii, descendants—so we claimed—of Venus...

My Name is Gaius Marius, Citizen Soldier (157 - 86 BC) I was not born in marble halls or within Rome’s mighty walls. My story began in...

The Rise and Fall of Tiberius Gracchus The streets of Rome bustled with life as merchants called out their wares, soldiers marched...

Hannibal Barca: The Man Who Defied Rome I am Lucius Junius Brutus, the founder of the Roman Republic. I have watched Rome rise, seen her...

The Legend of Romulus and Remus The sky burned with the light of dawn as the Tiber River flowed steadily through the land that would one...

The End of the War and the Burden of Peace - Told by President Abraham Lincoln I remember the moment the news arrived. General Lee had...

“Preparation”: My Strategy Before the Siege of Petersburg – Told by Grant The Need for a Decisive Move By the spring of 1864, I had seen...

“Down the Torpedoes!”: Union Navy in the Civil War – Told by Admiral Farragut When the war between North and South broke out in 1861, I...

The War Before the Election of 1864 Told by Abraham Lincoln As the summer of 1864 settled over the land, I felt the full burden of a...

My Name is General William Tecumseh Sherman A Boy Named After a Shawnee Chief I was born on a brisk winter day—February 8, 1820, in...