1771 years ago today: Roman emperor Gordian III died aged just 19
February 11, 2015
On February 11th 244 the boy-emperor Gordian III died in mysterious circumstances aged just nineteen. He was the youngest person to accede to unshared power in the history of the Roman empire.
2064 years ago today: Caesar crossed the Rubicon
January 10, 2015
On this day, the tenth of January in 49 BC, Julius Caesar crossed the Rubicon and precipitated the final crisis of the Roman Republic. Tracing the roots of this momentous decision requires us to go back eleven years to 60 BC.
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