Roman sources claim that Aurelian, unwilling to put a woman to death, brought her as a captive to Rome. The queen, it was said, had always longed to visit Rome, “and this hope was not ...

Boudicca, who’s name means “Bringer of Victory,” was an ancient British Celtic queen who died around 60 CE, after leading her ...

Just when she may have thought she was in sight of the Roman throne – the biggest prize in the ancient world – her ... Cleopatra was soon to become Queen of Egypt, the richest kingdom in ...

he fought and killed Caesar's old enemies. Victorious, he divided the spoils: Augustus took Rome and Antony got Egypt. The peace did not last long. Antony was quickly seduced by Egypt's queen ...