When you’re the emperor Augustus, they let you do it.

At first, the Senate let Augustus bend rules and push boundaries. It let him accumulate domestic powers and bring unqualified members of his family into government. The Senate stood by while Augustus ...

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

Anna Jagiellon’s story, set over four centuries ago, shows a woman could secure power through a vote, even in an era when ...

Some of the golden ages Mr Norberg describes will be familiar to readers, but he adds fresh details and provocative arguments ...

That, Mr. Monks was told, was a paper mill’s nightly discharge of “junk” - machine oil and solvents - into the Penobscot ...

There comes a time in any sport when a talent arrives on the scene that is so precocious and irresistible that the normal ...

Looking for some Activities to add to your Nimes, France itinerary? There are plenty of things to do, depending on your time ...

Northampton Saints put a further dent in Bristol Bears' home Premiership semi-final hopes with a 48-31 victory at Franklin's ...

From the fall of Rome to the rise of Christianity, Tom Holland's books offer a modern lens on ancient history. Here, we rank ...