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 ...

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

Roman Empire's greatest mystery solved after archaeologists locate founder's burial site The great Emperor's whereabouts had for thousands of years been unknown, but archaeologists working at the ...

Forgotten mausoleum of Roman emperor Augustus reborn Gildas Le Roux (Agence France-Presse) Rome, Italy Fri, March 5, 2021 Published on Mar. 5, 2021 Published on 2021-03-05T10:23:30+07:00 ...

Beginning with a semantic history of the term negotiator, this essay reconsiders Augustus's role in the history of Roman citizenship. It restores negotiator as a byword for how Roman officials in the ...

It is a vast, towering monument to Augustus, the great-nephew of Julius Caesar who built the Roman empire during his 40-year rule. The cylindrical base has a diameter of 90 meters, on top of which was ...