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 ...

What comes to mind when you think about the kind of Roman Emperor who managed to establish an indestructible empire?

This portrait sculpture of Tenby born artist Augustus John was made by Italian sculptress Fiore de Henriquez at Fryern Court in 1952. Whilst she was working on the bust John could not keep his ...