Adopted by Caesar, Augustus (c ... The Romans bought it. During his reign, Augustus achieved a lot. He expanded the empire, adding Egypt, northern Spain and large parts of central Europe before ...

Octavian, Julius Caesar’s great-nephew and adopted son ... to make the Roman Empire a pleasant place to live. Under Augustus’ reign during the Pax Romana, Rome saw the building of numerous ...

Lifting the curtain on the life of the controversial emperor Tiberius.

And the republican facade endured during his reign. But his rule ... wrestled for control; Julius Caesar squared off against his rival Pompey. And, of course, Augustus himself seized power through ...