Julius Caesar

Mad as a March hare: if you’re feeling like that after the long cold February we’ve endured, find out what extraordinary days this month has engendered. It’s mostly famous as the home of the “Ides” which did for Julius Caesar. What are the…

Marcus Licinius Crassus was, by any standard, one of the richest men who has ever lived. Given that when he lived was over two thousand years ago, it’s hard to translate his wealth into modern terms, and estimates vary by orders of…