The bulk of the credit for standardizing New Year's Day goes to Julius Caesar, who seized absolute power over Rome in 46 B.C., only to find that the mighty empire's calendar was hopelessly broken.

A rare Roman coin featuring the portrait of Brutus, the assassin of statesman Julius Caesar, sold Monday at a Geneva auction for 1.98 million euros, according to organiser Numismatica Genevensis.

"The portrait was very very recognisable ... is not quite as unalloyed as he wanted us to believe. Augustus was Julius Caesar's great-nephew. The assassination of Caesar in 44 BC left Augustus ...

A RARE Roman coin featuring the portrait of Brutus, the assassin of statesman Julius Caesar, sold on Monday (Dec 9) at a Geneva auction for close to two million euros (S$2.8 million), according to ...