the Roman Empire now included the land of the pharaohs. 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 ...

What comes to mind when you think about the kind of Roman Emperor who managed to establish an indestructible empire?

The graveyard of Liternum, near Naples, was in use between the first century B.C.E. and the third century C.E.

The Emperor of Rome ... this wasn’t enough. 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 ...

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 ...

In modern times, the term Pax Romana — a period spanning from 27 B.C.E. to 180 C.E. — may seem inaccurate, especially since ...

Researchers from the University of Tokyo have unearthed an ancient villa from beneath volcanic ash that they believe may have been used by the first Roman emperor, Augustus (63 B.C.—A.D. 14).

Several ancient Roman emperors loved Greece. As the Roman Empire consolidated, Greek culture, literature, politics, and art ...

In 7 B.C., at a point along the Via Aurelia, the Romans erected a monument to the emperor Augustus ... Siculus wrote of them in the first century B.C.) The Roman legion thrashed the tribe at ...

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 ...