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

And it has been lying under a blanket of Vesuvian ash. Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus, also known as Octavian, reigned as Ancient Rome’s first emperor from 27 BC until his death in AD 14.

Specific findings at the site, buried by multiple eruptions of Mount Vesuvius, suggest it might have been the home of Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus (Octavian), the founding emperor of the Roman ...

His father died when Augustus was four. His prospects were bleak: Rome was dangerous, engulfed by civil war between power-hungry factions. One of these was led by his great-uncle, Julius Caesar.

A superb general and politician, Julius Caesar (c ... Without a son of his own, he needed an heir. Caesar quickly adopted his great nephew, Augustus. He also moved fast to strengthen the northern ...

(Julius Caesar) What was the name of the very first emperor of Rome? (Emperor Augustus - formerly Gaius Octavius) This film is relevant for teaching History within the National Curriculum at KS2 ...