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Romulus and Remus, (bronze, c. 500-480 BCE)

Julius Caesar

Romulus and Remus, (bronze, c. 500-480 BCE)

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    Roman Leaders and Emperors

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    Examine some of Ancient Rome's most influential leaders and emperors, and discover how they affected this great empire.

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    Examine some of Ancient Rome's most spectacular achivements in architecture and engineering, from the Colosseum, to aqueducts, to giant amphitheatres.

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  • Coroner's Report: Julius Caesar
    Coroner's Report: Julius Caesar

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    The Roman leader Julius Caesar was stabbed 23 times by a mob of mutinous senators in 44 B.C. Could he possibly have survived long enough to utter his famous last words?

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  • Deconstructing History: Colosseum
    Deconstructing History: Colosseum

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    Completed in 80 A.D., Rome's Colosseum has been the site of celebrations, sporting events and bloodshed. Today, it's a major tourist attraction, playing host to 3.9 million visitors each year.

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  • The Fall of Rome
    The Fall of Rome

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    Musician and artist Jeffrey Lewis sings about the factors that brought down an empire.

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  • Evolution of the Roman Forum
    Evolution of the Roman Forum

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    The Roman forum was more than just home to their Senate.

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  • Coroner's Report: Cleopatra
    Coroner's Report: Cleopatra

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    Legend has it that Cleopatra took her own life by succumbing willingly to the bite of a cobra. If this story is true, was suicide by snake venom an easy way to go, or did the last Egyptian pharaoh die in excruciating pain?

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  • Ancient Roman Super Highway
    Ancient Roman Super Highway

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    The Appian Way is the world's first super highway and brought us the first milestone, marking the distance traveled along the road.

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  • Hannibal Ambushes the Romans
    Hannibal Ambushes the Romans

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    Employing a masterful strategy, Hannibal ambushes Roman forces during the Second Punic War.

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  • The Roman Coliseum
    The Roman Coliseum

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    The Roman Coliseum inspired the design of many modern sports stadiums.

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  • Hannibal the Child Soldier
    Hannibal the Child Soldier

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    As a child, Hannibal swore an oath to destroy Rome, a task he pursued with a vengeance as Carthage's most feared general.

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  • Games in the Coliseum
    Games in the Coliseum

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    The Roman Coliseum was an engineering marvel designed to seat close to 75,000 people.

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  • Trajan Market
    Trajan Market

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    Trajan's Market was an ancient mall that housed 150 shops and offices.

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  • Hamilcar Barca and the Punic Wars
    Hamilcar Barca and the Punic Wars

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    Hamilcar Barca, father of the great Carthaginian general Hannibal, meets with disaster during a campaign in the Punic Wars.

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  • Hannibal Crosses the Alps
    Hannibal Crosses the Alps

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    A surprising innovation may have helped the Carthaginians cross the snow-covered terrain of the Alps.

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  • Hannibal's War Elephants
    Hannibal's War Elephants

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    Hannibal had more than 80 elephants at his disposal to intimidate his enemies on the battlefield, but they were a logistical nightmare for the army.

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