“The Senate and Roman People” or “The Senate and People of Rome” was a phrase that once represented the essence of the Roman Republic’s political system. In Latin, the phrase was ...

he prayed before the revered icon of Our Lady Protectress of the people of Rome (Salus Populi Romani), just as Pope Francis had done on more than 120 times during his more than 12 year papacy.

(One veteran member I met had the letters SPQR tattooed on his wrist—the Latin motto of the ancient city, Senatus Populusque Romanus, the Senate and the People of Rome.) “The reality is that ...

Crowds mourned and whispers of murder and foul play followed. Germanicus excelled in his military campaigns, and the people of Rome considered him a hero. This bust represents the young Germanicus.

In the early days, Rome was ruled by kings. Romulus was supposedly the first king. The last king was Tarquin the Proud. He ruled until 509BC, when the people of Rome drove him out. Rome then ...

You can keep in touch with the engineering that was undertaken to supply the people of Rome to sustain a million people, such a wonderful tradition to drink from the fountains of Rome. Now ...

The people of Rome threw a party in 46 B.C. that would be remembered for many years to come. Julius Caesar had just returned, having crushed the followers of his great rival, Pompey the Great.

While many popes are buried under St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican, Pope Francis will not continue that trend. In December, Pope Francis said he wanted to be buried in the Rome basilica of St ...

Set across 10 episodes, it follows Emperor Vespasian (Anthony Hopkins) as he goes about building the iconic Colosseum in an attempt to placate the people of Rome... while at the same time delving ...

the Salus Populi Romani (salvation of the people of Rome). According to the new rules, the body of the pope will lie for the viewing directly in the coffin, not on an elevated bier as in the past.