After decades of disrepair, the massive circular Mausoleum of Augustus—built by ancient Rome’s first emperor in 28BC—has finally reopened to the public. A major €11m restoration project, involving ...

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 ...

Visitors to the home of Augustus Caesar in Rome can now see restored frescos that were never before displayed to the public, reports the AFP. To protect the fragile artwork, the rooms will only be ...

According to Greek historian Strabo of Amasia, the Mausoleum of Augustus, built by the Emperor to house his ashes and the ashes of his family, was one of the most remarkable buildings in Imperial Rome ...

His handsome and eternally youthful face topped with blond curls in imitation of Alexander the Great – more images survive of Caesar Augustus than any other human being from the ancient world. Like ...

Bereft of historical sensitivity and untutored in the milestones of world history, Americans let slip by, all but unnoticed, the bimillennium of the death of one of the truly towering figures in ...

On his 2012 honeymoon to Rome, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg took so many photos of the Roman Emperor Augustus’s sculptures that his wife joked it was like there were three people on the honeymoon.