ROME

Marcus Tullius Cicero (b. c.e.37/8)

Selections                                                   

Plutarch (50- c. 120)

Parallel Lives, from “Julius Caesar”            

Flavius Josephus (b. c.e. 37/8)

From Jewish Antiquities                                

From The Jewish Wars                         

Virgil (70 b.c.e.- 19 b.c.e.)

The Aeneid Book I, in classical Latin

The Aeneid, Book VI, Summary, Summary 2

Lecture: Reading Vergil Through the Ages

From Fellini Satyricon: Eumolpus on Art, Philosophy and the Inspiration of Greek Culture   

Lists of Roman Emperors:

The Met (succinct,with links to several objects d'art)
Britannica (with links to specific articles)
Wikipedia (detailed and with representative images, but check for accuracy)   

The above map shows the territories under Julius Caesar and Roman Senate in the wake of the outbreak of the Civil War in 49 BCE. Caesar crossed the Rubicon and marched on Rome. Pompey, supported by the Senate, retreated into Central Italy, and later Epirus in Roman Greece. Click map for video. Source: World History Encyclopedia.

First Triumvirate: Caesar, Crassius and Pompey (60–53 BC)