Although he did not rule for long, he gave Rome fresh hope and a whole dynasty of emperors. Born into an aristocratic family in around 100 BC, Julius Caesar grew up in dangerous times. Rome could ...

What did it mean to be an emperor in ancient Rome? That is the question that Mary Beard sought to answer in her 2023 book, “Emperor of Rome.” She wrote, “Everyone then, including emperors, was ...

One of these was led by his great-uncle, Julius Caesar. Then Augustus got a ... At the age of 32, he had become Rome’s first Emperor, promising to restore peace and security.

Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus, also known as Octavian, reigned as Ancient Rome’s first emperor from 27 BC until his death in AD 14. One of the greatest figures of classical antiquity, Caesar ...

Julius Caesar turned military victories into political power His ambition created a colossal empire and he gave his name to the rulers who succeeded him From his strategic brilliance to the Ides ...

As was the Roman custom, Augustus adopted his ... What we do know is that Tiberius was never meant to be emperor. He was not related to Julius Caesar, and his father chose the wrong side, at ...

Two metal detectorists in the Netherlands have found a hoard of first-century gold and silver coins. The rare mix of Roman ...

Around 2,500 years ago, the city of Rome was at the centre of a huge empire that stretched from Scotland to Syria. The Roman Empire was based upon enslaved people and citizens. Enslaved people ...

(A republic) Who marched an army from Gaul to Rome to take power? (Julius Caesar) What was the name of the very first emperor of Rome? (Emperor Augustus - formerly Gaius Octavius) This film is ...

Several dozen other coins, made of an alloy of gold, silver and copper, come from what is now Great Britain and were stamped ...

Spectacle – shock and awe – is the name of the game in 2025 in Trumpian America, just as it was in imperial Rome ...