Auguste

The final phase of the Roman Republic, marked by elite competition, political violence, civil wars, and the concentration of power in the hands of military leaders.

The Roman Empire in the late second century CE, during the reign of Marcus Aurelius and the early reign of Commodus.

Julius Caesar was assassinated by a group of Roman senators in the Theatre of Pompey on 15 March 44 BCE.

Civil war between the forces of Julius Caesar and Pompey from 49 to 45 BCE, followed by Caesar’s dictatorship.

The civil war following Caesar’s assassination, culminating in the defeat of Brutus and Cassius at Philippi in 42 BCE.

triumvir, homme d'État romain

Last active ruler of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt and a major participant in the final Roman republican conflicts.

Roman general and dictator whose rise accelerated the collapse of the republican political order.

troisième empereur romain, de 37 à 41

Roman emperor from 54 to 68 CE whose reign forms the political setting for the story and whose government persecuted Christians in Rome after the Great Fire.

Capital of the Roman Empire.

ville portuaire sur la côte méditerranéenne de l'Égypte