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.
1653 years ago today: the last Pagan emperor entered Constantinople
December 11, 2014
On the 11th December 361, the last pagan emperor Julian II (also known as Julian the Apostate) entered Constantinople as the sole ruler of the Roman Empire.
