Ruling from 63 B.C.E. to 14 C.E. the emperor prominently displayed prehistoric items in his Capri villa, claiming they ...

Adopted by Caesar, Augustus (c.62 BC – 14 AD / Reigned 31 BC – 14 AD) had to fight for his throne. His long rule saw a huge expansion in the Roman Empire and the beginnings of ...

That Augustus found Rome a shabby city, and built it up with untold magnificence, has been often cited, and so it was the Emperor's boast, “Urbem marmoream se relinquere quam latericiam ...

The emperor Augustus Caesar visited Alexander the Great's tomb and, according to written accounts, broke Alexander's nose.

The staging of Augustus’ funeral procession placed the Emperor at the center of the Roman world, and of the whole sweep of Roman history. Following tradition, the parade featured people wearing ...

The Mausoleo di Augusto, which was built to house the remains of Rome’s first emperor, Augustus, was once visible from all over the city. After 2,000 years of abandonment, it is finally being ...

Archaeologists have already located places where Augustus partied, but a new lead has emerged in the century-long search for the villa where Ancient Rome’s first emperor passed away. Since 2002 ...

A 2,000-year-old marble head depicting Augustus, Rome’s first emperor, has been found in a small Italian town during a construction project. Augustus ruled from 27 B.C. until he died in 14 A.… ...

His mother, Julia Agrippina, a great-granddaughter of Augustus, became the fourth wife of the emperor Claudius in A.D. 49 and persuaded her new husband to adopt the boy later that year.

The Emperor of Rome was already the most powerful man on earth, but this wasn’t enough. Augustus wanted a piece of heaven too: he was determined that his people would see him as their supreme ...