A young man's brain turned into glass during Mount Vesuvius’ 79 AD eruption. Scientists now study how extreme heat preserved ...

Back home, Augustus was a hero. At the age of 32, he had become Rome’s first Emperor, promising to restore peace and security. Winning the war had been difficult, but was nothing compared to the ...

The Emperor of Rome was already the most powerful man on earth, but this wasn’t enough. Augustus wanted a piece of heaven too: he was determined that his people would see him as their supreme ...

Kings and Generals' historical animated documentary series on the history of Rome continues with a new series on Augustus and his successors, known as the Julio-Claudian dynasty. Previously, the ...

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I'm looking into the eyes of one of the most famous leaders in the history of the world - Caesar Augustus, the first Roman Emperor. We have his bronze head here in the Roman galleries in the ...

(Das Halbpachtsystem der »Mezzadria«, das bis auf Kaiser Augustus zurückgeht, gesteht dem Eigentümer fast die Hälfte des Bodenertrags zu.) Die restlichen zwei Millionen sind die Tagelöhner ...