In the center of one room sits Statue of an Emperor on a Throne with a Portrait of Augustus (1st Century), its complicated title related to the fact that its head was most likely added later.

Aosta calls, Pompeii answers. And gladly so, even if the two realities seem radically different, much further apart than the ...

Claudius is written as the fictionalised autobiography of Roman Emperor Claudius, who ruled from AD 41 to 54. The book spans decades of Roman political history, chronicling the reigns of Augustus ...

Since Rome subsequently claimed the Trojans as their ancestors, it is perhaps not surprising that Rome's first emperor, Augustus, placed his reign under Apollo's special protection. To reinforce ...

Many of the coins that I found were in really good condition with perfect portraits - it was ... sharing the title of Augustus with his co-emperor and superior Diocletian.' She added: 'After ...

The start of imperial Rome is officially dated to 27 BCE, when Gaius Octavius Caesar was awarded the name Augustus, signaling ...

The official coronation portrait of Britain’s King Charles was made public on Tuesday, two years after he was crowned, in a tradition dating back more than 400 years to a time when such a ...

In the first centuries BCE and CE, court poets, coins, statues, gifts of grain, and military actions proclaimed that the son of god—the Roman emperor Augustus and, later, Nero—had initiated a golden ...

A relative of Julius Caesar, Augustus’s mother-in-law ... Part biography, part social history, Draycott’s portrait of Fulvia is light and thorough, wide-reaching and focused, entertaining ...

Royal fans have been quick to point out what some believe is a risque detail in the new Coronation portrait of King Charles, which was unveiled at the National Gallery. The King and Queen provided ...

At Augustus’ request, Tiberius fought side by side with his younger brother, Nero Claudius Drusus (not to be confused with Nero, the infamous emperor). In a single summer campaign, the brothers ...

Once a Roman trading hub on the Rhine, Augusta Raurica is Switzerland's largest archeological park and continue to produce ...