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 ...

The baby Tiberius was not related to Julius Caesar nor his grandnephew and adopted son Gaius Octavius Caesar. He was the son of Tiberius Claudius Nero, a Roman senator from an old Patrician family ...

In 37 A.D., the Roman Senate annuls Tiberius’ will and proclaimed Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, aka Caligula (Little Boots), emperor.

Given the chance to interrogate one of history’s most famous figures, what would you ask? Speaking on the HistoryExtra ...

The Roman historian Suetonius’ biography of the controversial Emperor Tiberius, is one of his most shocking and salacious, condemning Tiberius to infamy. But was Tiberius really the perverted ...

BCE, ancient Rome witnessed one of the most infamous betrayals in history, the assassination of Julius Caesar. Known as the ...