January happens to be the birth month of Cleopatra, who arguably tops the list of the most fascinating women in history. She was not the first queen or power figure in Egypt—there were Sobekneferu, ...

The conquest of Judea by the Roman general Pompey in 66 BC put an end to its independence. After taking Syria, Pompey was forced to arbitrate a succession battle in Judea between two Hasmonean ...

Sometime in the 2nd or 3rd century CE, a traveler near the French town of Pacé lost a gold ring on the road. The ring featured an onyx stone engraved with the Roman goddess Venus Victrix, a symbol of ...

Julius Caesar was a key figure in transforming the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire. A brilliant general ... death of his former ally and rival – Pompey the Great – Caesar became the ...

in general it is believed to be 23 legions, in other words, between 80,000 and 100,000 men. This in itself is a very large total, if one considers that in the census carried out in 70 BC the total ...

However, it was General Pompey who managed to take the credit ... It was an unwarranted campaign that cost him much more than he had bargained for. Crassus led the Roman legions, mostly heavy infantry ...

Herod is in power as an ethnarc – ruling over the Jews. How did he get there? The Roman general, Pompey had invaded and in 63BC put an end to Jewish independence and carved up the state of Israel.

Events that occurred this week in Christian history include the abdication of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, the birth of ...

Former Prime Minister Petre Roman showed up at the General Prosecutor's Office on Wednesday morning to be questioned in the June 1990 Mineriad case, where he is accused of committing crimes against ...

There are now teams beneath Pompey, and so things are looking a bit rosier in the current league standings. Transfers are still being worked on as the Blues navigate through a busy month in terms ...

Pompey hope to end 2024 on a high as they play the Robins in their final game of the year. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The News, you can get unlimited access to the website ...