Adopted by Caesar, Augustus (c.62 BC – 14 AD / Reigned 31 ... At the age of 32, he had become Rome’s first Emperor, promising to restore peace and security. Winning the war had been difficult ...

The life of Byzantine Emperor Heraclius (610–641), his military triumphs, reforms, and the establishment of Greek as the ...

Although many people consider Julius Caesar to be the first Roman ... it is worth noting that the next three emperors would also be relatives of Augustus, firmly establishing the first imperial ...

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 ...

As was the Roman custom, Augustus adopted his stepson Tiberius as his heir, and Tiberius became Rome’s second emperor in 14 CE. Ancient authors did not remember Tiberius kindly, inevitably comparing ...

When his maternal great uncle, Julius Caesar, was assassinated for ... biographies is Adrian Goldsworthy’s excellent "Augustus: The First Emperor of Rome." His empire, political legacy, and ...

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Caesar Augustus tells of how he became the emperor to his reluctant daughter, Julia following the death of her husband Agrippa.

Granted, he was the adopted son of the powerful dictator Julius Caesar ... during Augustus' reign, alone. He also annexed Egypt and northern Spain during his stint as emperor.