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

Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus, also known as Octavian, reigned as Ancient Rome’s first emperor from 27 BC until his death in AD 14. One of the greatest figures of classical antiquity, Caesar ...

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

Why was the first century so turbulent? The first answer is simple: hereditary rule. For most of this period, emperors were not chosen on the basis of their ability or honesty, but simply because ...

and the Year of the Six Emperors in 238 AD took place. The first of these episodes resulted from the lack of an heir after Nero’s death, which sparked Rome’s first civil war since the one between Mark ...

Is it reasonable to assume that other people will put your needs first? We can take a lesson from the 2nd-century Roman Emperor and philosopher Marcus Aurelius (121 to 180 AD) and prepare ourselves ...

Female members of the imperial family, the wives, daughters - and particularly - mothers of Roman emperors are some of the most colourful characters of Rome in the early imperial age; as described ...