If you consider the Roman Empire to have ended in 476 and count only emperors who were old enough to rule for their entire ...

A newly renovated colossal mausoleum for the founder of the Roman empire Augustus has reopened to the public in the Italian capital after centuries of neglect.

From military might to philosophical insights, ancient leaders such as Alexander the Great, Hatshepsut, and Cyrus the Great ...

A Roman mausoleum unearthed in France near Lyon reveals strong ties to Augustus’ tomb and sheds light on Roman elite life in ...

Archaeologists have already located places where Augustus partied, but a new lead has emerged in the century-long search for the villa where Ancient Rome’s first emperor passed away. Since 2002 ...

At his death, Augustus, the ‘son of a god’, was himself declared a god. His strategy had worked. Where to next: Emperors - Augustus Religion in Ancient Rome – Roman worship ...

Writing about 100 years after the death of the Roman emperor Augustus, the historian Suetonius noted the leader’s fascination with fossils. Ruling from 63 B.C.E. to 14 C.E. the emperor prominently ...

Licinius was made an Augustus (a title, meaning “great” or “venerable,” assumed by Roman emperors after the death of the Roman Empire’s first emperor, Caesar Augustus) by his friend the ...

A well-preserved Roman mausoleum, modeled after the famous Mausoleum of Augustus in Rome, was discovered by archaeologists in ...

A newly renovated colossal mausoleum for the founder of the Roman empire Augustus has reopened to the public in the Italian capital after centuries of neglect. "Until now we have always known it ...

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 ...