When you’re the emperor Augustus, they let you do it.

Unfortunately for the Romans, however, these tariffs often led to higher prices, black markets and other economic problems.

Tariffs are back in the headlines this week, with United States President Donald Trump introducing sweeping new tariffs of at ...

Members of Trump’s coterie are obsessed with ancient Rome and its collapse. But their interpretation of Roman history is ...

The renowned English playwright, William Shakespeare, wrote “Julius Caesar,” a stage play that depicted the rise of Julius ...

those who are familiar with the later exploits of Caesar may enjoy the chance to see him before he became the conqueror of Gaul and of Rome itself. In sum, The Crisis of Catiline is a valuable ...

Tariffs of 25% in ancient Rome led to the rise of black markets—a potential challenge for the Trump administration too.