This newspaper classic is reprinted from the Wall Street Journal, where Vermont Royster’s Christmas editorial has run every year since 1949. The editorial explains the living conditions in the Roman ...

Never the preferred heir, Tiberius (42 BC – 37 AD / reigned 14 – 37 AD) soon showed why Augustus had wanted someone else. His political inability, poor judgment ...

We start with flames. Spartacus and his warriors come upon some Romans around a campfire whom they strip of weapons, armor and supplies. But they're not Crassus's men. They carry the mark of the eagle ...