When you’re the emperor Augustus, they let you do it.

The 1st century CE Roman author Tacitus is one of the most important primary sources that we have for Rome under the ...

“Anyone feeling late stage empire vibes ... was by then securely established on the ruins of the Roman republic, and Augustus was succeeded without question by his stepson, Tiberius.

From the fall of Rome to the rise of Christianity, Tom Holland's books offer a modern lens on ancient history. Here, we rank ...

In 12 B.C., Augustus, at the height of his power ... greatly improved overland travel in the empire. Roman legions could shuttle long distances along it at an average speed of almost four miles ...

Pliny the Elder’s 37 volume Naturalis Historia is the largest single work to have survived from the Roman Empire. It includes ...

The graveyard of Liternum, near Naples, was in use between the first century B.C.E. and the third century C.E.

The Easter story is one of a king laying down his life for what the people needed, even as they mocked and crucified him, ...

Nothing intimates the slow unravelling of the Roman empire quite like ... and Ovid — a Rome shaped by Augustus Caesar. If Honorius marked the empire’s decline, Augustus announced its ascent.

Beyond its beautiful beaches and rugged cliffs, the Algarve is home to an exceptional ancient heritage. Remarkably ...