Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An illustration by Tancredi Scarpelli of the assassination of Julius Caesar - Fototeca Gilardi/Getty In 44BC, Julius Caesar was ...

Nearly 150 high school students were excused from a statewide exam after they were taught about the wrong Caesar in history class. Teachers in at least eight schools in Queensland, Australia, had been ...

As July winds down and we reach the month of August, teachers and parents know that it is almost time to start gearing up for the new term, and yours truly is no exception. But August is famous in ...

Adopted by Caesar, Augustus (c.62 BC – 14 AD / Reigned 31 BC – 14 AD) had to fight for his throne. His long rule saw a huge expansion in the Roman Empire and the beginnings of a dynasty that, over the ...

A superb general and politician, Julius Caesar (c.100 BC – 44 BC / Reigned 46 – 44 BC) changed the course of Roman history. Although he did not rule for long, he gave Rome fresh hope and a whole ...