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 ...

Mausoleum of Augustus in Rome, Italy. (Ethan Doyle White, creative commons, via Courthouse News) Mausoleum of Augustus in Rome, Italy. (Russell Yarwood photo/Flickr via Courthouse News) ROME (AFP) — A ...

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 ...

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is a history buff at heart. In a recent New Yorker profile, the tech mogul revealed that his fascination with the ancient Roman emperor Augustus even figured into his 2012 ...

History is filled with rich examples of effective leadership that US policymakers should heed while searching for solutions to present crises. On Wednesday, two distinguished panels gathered at AEI to ...

He was the first Roman emperor, who took over from Julius Caesar and built an empire that would eventually stretch from the UK to Egypt, boasting on his death bed that “I found Rome built of bricks, ...

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This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them. The latter days of the Roman Republic, which preceded the ...

A newly renovated colossal mausoleum for the founder of the Roman empire Augustus has reopened to the public in the Italian capital after centuries of neglect. "Until now we have always known it as a ...