As the Roman Empire expanded and became richer, its wealthy citizens demanded increasing amounts of luxury items, especially ...

Tariffs of 25% in ancient Rome led to the rise of black markets—a potential challenge for the Trump administration too.

When tariffs were used in Ancient Rome, they often led to higher prices, black markets and other economic problems, Peter ...

Out of the bubble” is a 10-week column exploring the UW Rome Center and other study abroad adventures in the capital of Italy ...

Crassus filthy rich and Julius Caesar either dirt poor or filthy rich depending on the year. Today there are plenty of erudite books on economics in the ancient world—the “Cambridge Economic ...

Bunny’s origin story can be fuzzier than a bunny’s tail, but we’re separating fact from fiction. Here's everything to know ...

The Egyptian queen, shown here in a 19th-century engraving, sneaked back from exile and surprised Julius Caesar ... A first-century A.D. Roman would falsely assert that "ancient writers repeatedly ...

They were masters of ancient Rome – powerful ... An 18th-century depiction of Caesar meeting Cleopatra, by artist Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo. (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images) The ...

The figures appear to represent a married couple. Experts think the woman, who is holding laurel leaves, may have been a ...