A Kingly Crown
15th February 44 BC: Roman general and statesman Julius Caesar (100 BC - 44 BC) thrice refuses the crown from Mark Antony (83 BC - 30 BC) during the Lupercalia festival. This episode is recounted in Plutarch's 'Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans' and also features in Shakespeare's 'Julius Caesar'. (Photo by Archive Photos/Getty Images)