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A stunning hoard of over 400 Roman and British coins has been discovered in the Netherlands, offering a glimpse into the ...

Cleopatra ruled over Ancient Egypt from 51 to 30 BC and was the last ruler of the Greek Ptolemaic Kingdom in Egypt.

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Starting out as a Roman statesman and military leader, Augustus used his cunning and political leverage to become the first … ...

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This Celt Army set gives you the option to field two visions of grizzled and deadly Gallic fighters and can be used on its own as an army of Celts or as mercenaries amongst the ranks of the Romans and ...

A few centuries later, Julius Caesar was the first Roman leader to have his portrait on a coin while he was still alive, one denarius minted just days before his murder in 44 B.C., the museum said.