When you’re the emperor Augustus, they let you do it.

The Pax Romana, kickstarted by Rome’s first emperor Augustus after his defeat of Mark Antony and Cleopatra in 31 B.C.E., ...

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 ...

Back home, Augustus was a hero. At the age of 32, he had become Rome’s first Emperor, promising to restore peace and security. Winning the war had been difficult, but was nothing compared to the ...

In fact, Imperial Rome was designed specifically to impress both its citizens and visitors: the first emperor, Augustus (27 B.C.-A.D. 14), began an ambitious beautification program, which led to ...

the Romans erected a monument to the emperor Augustus. Clay McLachlan Bruno Tassan wages a tireless campaign to locate and save vestiges of ancient Rome's Via Aurelia in France. Tassan discovered ...

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I'm looking into the eyes of one of the most famous leaders in the history of the world - Caesar Augustus, the first Roman Emperor. We have his bronze head here in the Roman galleries in the ...

With Roman help King Herod retook the city in 37 B.C., from where he developed excellent relations with high-ranking imperial figures, including Mark Antony. Cameo commemorating Augustus’ defeat ...