From 27 B.C.E. to 180 C.E., the Roman Empire saw a period of relative tranquility and prosperity now known as the Pax Romana ...

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 ...

Lifting the curtain on the life of the controversial emperor Tiberius.

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 ...

Although Augustus' approach was violent and imperial, Zuckerberg noted that world peace is "a long-term goal that people talk about today." Zuckerberg's fascination with the Roman emperor was so ...