The Mausoleum of Augustus in Rome, Italy, is one of the remarkable ruins where the remains of five Roman emperors were tombed.

Witness the dramatic final chapter of the Western Roman Empire through the story of Romulus Augustus, its last emperor. Explore the political intrigue, military betrayals, and historic events that led ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The early villa at Somma Vesuviana. The ruins of a Roman villa near Mount Vesuvius, discovered under the remnants of another villa ...

He was Rome's first and arguably greatest emperor, a fine soldier and wise administrator who boasted that he found Rome built of bricks and left it cloaked in marble. But as the city prepares to ...

ROME (Reuters) - Rome, a city that thinks in millennia, is going through a bout of "Augustus fever" to mark the 2,000th anniversary of the death of its first emperor, who left his mark on Rome and ...

In a New Yorker profile, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg described his fascination with the Roman emperor Augustus, who Zuckerberg praises for achieving 200 years of world peace, although it came through ...

Harry Mount is the editor of The Oldie magazine, and a frequent contributor to The Telegraph. He is the author of 'Amo, Amas, Amat and All That', a best-selling book on Latin, and 'A Lust for Window ...

Adopted by Caesar, Augustus (c.62 BC – 14 AD / Reigned 31 BC – 14 AD) had to fight for his throne. His long rule saw a huge expansion in the Roman Empire and the beginnings of a dynasty that, over the ...