Optimates (/ˌɒptɪˈmeɪtiːz/, /ˈɒptɪmeɪts/; Latin for "best ones"; sg. optimas) and populares (/ˌpɒpjʊˈlɛəriːz, -jə-, -ˈleɪriːz/; Latin for "supporters...

conflict between optimates and populares, referring to conservative and reformist politicians, respectively. The Social War between Rome and its Italian allies...

dedications of monuments and public works, and on some Roman currency. The full phrase appears in Roman political, legal, and historical literature, such...

conflict between the so-called optimates and populares. This view is criticised as uncritically accepting confusing and empty ancient political slogans...

Other narratives appear to represent popular or folkloric tradition; some of these remain inscrutable in purpose and meaning. Wiseman sums the whole as...

an attendant and bodyguard to a magistrate who held imperium. Roman records describe lictors as having existed since the Roman Kingdom, and may have originated...

principate was characterized by the reign of a single emperor (princeps) and an effort on the part of the early emperors, at least, to preserve the illusion...

curule aedile and staged lavish games that won him further attention and popular support. He also restored the trophies won by Marius, and taken down by...

lead an army outside of the Italian mainland defeated and captured at the Battle of Tunis fought and defeated Gaius Scribonius Curio one of the so-called...

Vindobona (Latin pronunciation: [wɪnˈdɔbɔna]; from Gaulish windo- "white" and bona "base/bottom") was a Roman military camp (or castra) in the province...