As someone who’s studied Ancient Rome for years, I’ve recently been asked which Roman emperor was most like Donald Trump. In ...

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

In their defense, Rome’s senators legitimately feared death if they broke with him ... Mark Zuckerberg’s admiration of Augustus is famous. He recently gave up his “Caesar” haircut for young–Marcus ...

The start of imperial Rome is officially dated to 27 BCE, when Gaius Octavius Caesar was awarded the name Augustus, signaling ...

A month later, 60 senators joined in a plot to kill Caesar, stabbing him to death on the Ides of March ... who took the name Augustus, “Revered One.” With Augustus’ ascendance, the republic ...

The Italian island immediately conjures up grand bougainvillea-draped villas and a whitewashed city centre, lined by luxury ...

He is infamous for his contributions to Jesus’ suffering and death. Though his name is ... between 27 B.C. and A.D. 14, Caesar Augustus reserved for men of free birth, good health and character ...