Julius Caesar

Fulvia gleefully posing with Cicero’s severed head, in an 1898 painting by Pavel Svedomsky. Whether or not she pierced his tongue with hairpins is the subject of debate (Photo by CBW / Alamy Stock Photo)

Fulvia: the maligned wife of politicians who made herself the power broker of ancient Rome

An EID MAR coin showing two daggers and a helmet

The coin that celebrates Caesar’s murder

A painting by Vincenzo Camuccini depicting the death of Julius Caesar in the Roman Senate. (Photo by Leemage/Corbis via Getty Images)

The death of Caesar: do we know the whole story?

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Episode 6 The evil that men do . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Episode 3 Master of his fate . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Episode 5 The dogs of war . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Episode 4 Honourable men . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Episode 2 Was this ambition? . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Julius Caesar

Quiz How much do you know about Julius Caesar?

Did Caesar really say,

Et Tu, Brute? What did Caesar say before he died?

Julius Caesar meets Cleopatra in this 18th-century painting

Cleopatra, Julius Caesar and Mark Antony: how the last pharaoh’s love affairs shaped Ancient Egypt’s fate

A depiction of Queen Cleopatra, c50 BC

Who was Cleopatra? Her life, her love affairs and her children, plus 6 little-known facts

Engraving depicting the assassination of Julius Caesar

Q&A Why do we need to beware the Ides of March?

Pompey flees after the battle of Pharsalus

The battle of Pharsalus: how Julius Caesar defeated Pompey