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 a dynasty that ...

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Augustus wanted a piece of heaven too: he was determined that his people would see him as their supreme spiritual leader. Roman religion had many gods and spirits and Augustus was keen to join ...

pairings with new civilizations. Want a Roman Augustus? You can do that! Greek Augustus? That makes sense. Khmer Augustus? Now we're talking. Those are just some of the synergistic pairings you ...

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 ...

Augustus established a regime on their backs ... what he called “a slow and secret poison” into the vitals of the Roman Empire, whose residually republican citizens "no longer possessed ...

Roman emperor Augustus understood, just as Donald Trump does, that to stand at the head of a superpower is to stand as an actor upon the great stage of the world. Trump, rather as Caligula or Nero ...

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 ...