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 ...

Early in his reign, Halley’s Comet passed over Rome. Augustus claimed it was the spirit of Julius Caesar entering heaven. If Caesar was a god then, as his heir, Augustus was the son of a god and ...

What comes to mind when you think about the kind of Roman Emperor who managed to establish an indestructible empire?

But, following the unforeseen deaths of Augustus’ young heirs, he found himself primed to become the next caesar of Rome. The reign that ensued would prove largely peaceful, prosperous and ...

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 ...