Augustus was just 19, but immediately threw himself into the backstabbing world of Roman politics . Claiming the throne He formed ... he had become Rome’s first Emperor, promising to restore ...

Female members of the imperial family, the wives, daughters - and particularly - mothers of Roman emperors ... imperial throne. Episode two focuses on Agrippina, sister of the emperor Caligula ...

When Vespasian died, the throne passed to Titus ... Domitian was a bad one - an emperor in the mold of Nero or Caligula. He terrorized leading Roman figures and executed or banished even his ...

The new emperor took the throne earlier this year after his father Akihito’s abdication, but the proclamation ceremony cemented the transition in stunning style. Here are some of the elements ...

The Eastern Roman Empire had seven simultaneous emperors during the Middle Ages ... These instances demonstrated that, although the throne often became a ticking time bomb for most rulers, this rarely ...