The drama in Ridley Scott’s Gladiator II, out Nov. 22, not only takes place in the Colosseum arena floor, but also in the ...

"Princeps" was a clever title of ... Indeed, Octavian explicitly did not call himself the emperor because it was so important to the Roman people that they see themselves as a republic.

The Roman Senate started life as an advisory ... of the government bureaucracy and was a law court. The emperor held the title of Princeps Senatus, and could appoint new senators, summon and ...