The charming town is renowned for its Roman ruins and medieval architecture - not to mention its unique 'bird cage' cable car ...

It is renowned for its Roman ruins and medieval architecture, and is often described as a 'mini Rome' without the bustling ...

Ancient writing is so riddled with holes, from Greek poet Sappho's fragmentary poetry to entire missing stories from famed ...

Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus, also known as Octavian, was the founder of the Roman Empire and reigned from 27 BC until he died in AD 14. Excavations carried out by researchers from the University ...

Archaeologists say they may have discovered the death site of the Roman Empire's founder in southern Italy. Excavations carried out by researchers from the University of Tokyo at the northern foot ...

* Augustus transformed Rome, shaped Western civilisation * Anniversary events include shows, exhibitions, debates * Legacy also has dark side; Mussolini was great admirer By Philip Pullella ROME, ...

Rome, a city that thinks in millennia, is going through a bout of "Augustus fever" to mark the 2,000th anniversary of the death of its first emperor, who left his mark on Rome and Western ...