Augustus had outlived his preferred heirs - his two grandsons. So when he died, it was his son-in-law, Tiberius, who became emperor. Tiberius knew he was not first choice. So did everybody else.

By the time Augustus came ... of land near remote Roman forts. Rome was not always able to honor the important promise of land. In 14 AD, just after Tiberius had become emperor, a mutiny broke ...

A stone head of Livia Drusilla, third wife of the Roman Emperor Augustus, revolves endlessly, gazing at unexpected scenes from eras she could have never imagined. Unearthed, encased in glass, and ...

This is the Emperor Augustus. He has recently ... part of Rome - and then turned the Roman Republic into his personal empire. Across that empire, statues of the new ruler would now be erected.

This is the Emperor Augustus. He has recently ... part of Rome - and then turned the Roman Republic into his personal empire. Across that empire, statues of the new ruler would now be erected.