the Roman Empire now included the land of the pharaohs. Back home, Augustus was a hero. At the age of 32, he had become Rome’s first Emperor, promising to restore peace and security. Winning the ...

I'm looking into the eyes of one of the most famous leaders in the history of the world - Caesar Augustus, the first Roman Emperor. We have his bronze head here in the Roman galleries in the ...

The Emperor of Rome ... this wasn’t enough. Augustus wanted a piece of heaven too: he was determined that his people would see him as their supreme spiritual leader. Roman religion had many ...

I'm looking into the eyes of one of the most famous leaders in the history of the world - Caesar Augustus, the first Roman Emperor. We have his bronze head here in the Roman galleries in the ...

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From Augustus’ time onward, emperors regularly made donations to the upkeep of this expensive infrastructure. Among the very few sources to shed light on how aqueducts were built is a Roman ...

What did it mean to be an emperor in ancient Rome ... Who should follow Augustus? How should any successor to the Roman throne be chosen, by whom, on what principles, and from what group of ...