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, over the ...

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

One of the funniest works of Roman literature to survive—and the only one that has ever made me laugh out loud—is a skit, written by the philosopher Seneca, about the Emperor Claudius’ adventures on ...

Researchers found several amphorae, ancient vases that stored wine, in one of the old villa's rooms. University of Tokyo After decades of excavations in Italy, archaeologists have discovered a villa ...

An immersive show at Melbourne Museum uses the latest technology alongside 2000-year-old antiquities to take visitors back in time.

This story is a collaboration with Biography.com. Archaeologists have made a groundbreaking discovery in the shadow of Mount Vesuvius: the long-hidden villa that may mark the final resting place of ...

ROME (Reuters) - Rome, a city that thinks in millennia, is going through a bout of "Augustus fever" to mark the 2,000th anniversary of the death of its first emperor, who left his mark on Rome and ...

Researchers say a villa buried by the eruption in A.D. 79 corresponds with records of the Roman emperor's death in A.D. 14. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Who truly was the greatest Roman emperor of all time? From Augustus, the founder of imperial Rome, to Constantine XI, the last defender of Constantinople, this ranking explores the leaders who defined ...