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

The shattered fragments of the republic never were to be pieced together, for then was founded the empire, and the wonderful and somewhat enigmatical figure of Augustus came to the front.

Octavian, Julius Caesar’s great-nephew and adopted ... supported by a series of rulers later known as the “Five Good Emperors ...

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 Emperor of Rome was already the ... Early in his reign, Halley’s Comet passed over Rome. Augustus claimed it was the spirit of Julius Caesar entering heaven. If Caesar was a god then ...

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 ...

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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.

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 ...