In 49 B.C. on the banks of the Rubicon, Julius Caesar faced a critical choice. To remain in Gaul meant forfeiting his power to his enemies in Rome. Crossing the river into Italy would be a declaration ...

In addition to his military and political achievements, in his lifetime Caesar (100-44 B.C.) was a rather noted author and scholar, considered an outstanding stylist, producing works on the Latin ...

Julius Caesar’s war stories are so associated with Latin textbooks that they tend to get forgotten as contributions to military history. Originally dispatches sent back to the Senate in Rome, they ...

Alexander, Hannibal, and Napoleon were students of war from childhood, and were prominent actors and leaders in it while still mere youths. But Julius Cæsar, their equal and sole equal in military ...

The study of a 2,000-year-old bullet found in Spain gives clues to the final days of the Roman civil war. The almond-shaped lead bullet, likely used in a slingshot, offers potential evidence of ...

The Roman general is considered one of the greatest strategists in history. Beyond that, he was also a renowned orator and ...

After selling out of our initial stock one year ago, we're excited to bring back Conquest. Now that we're distributed in the book market with Diamond Comics, the book will reach a much wider audience.

Tarek and Vincent Pompetti, trans. from the French by Cecile Bohard and Andrew Benteau. Black Panel, $34.99 (136p) ISBN 978-1-7751015-4-3 ...

It all started with the Roman Republic, established in 501 B.C. as a model of government that centuries later the fledgling United States and European nations would look toward. Checks and balances on ...