Law and order, an invincible army, legends of super-patriotism, ingenious feats of engineering, brilliant generals, savvy statesmen, persuasive orators, fearsome gladiators, gifted sculptors and poets, and so much more – the civilization of ancient Rome was as multi-faceted as its legacy is profound. Come and meet Romulus and Remus, Caesar and Augustus, Virgil and Livy, Cicero and Cleopatra, and the rest of the great cast of characters – real and mythical – who lived in the most powerful empire of the ancient western world.