Augustus was seen as a descendant of the gods who would go on to redefine authority. New research posits that his rule paved ...

In a New Yorker profile, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg described his fascination with the Roman emperor Augustus, who Zuckerberg praises for achieving 200 years of world peace, although it came through ...

Archaeologists have already located places where Augustus partied, but a new lead has emerged in the century-long search for the villa where Ancient Rome’s first emperor passed away. Since 2002, the ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Archaeologists say they may have discovered the death site of the Roman ...

This edit focuses on Romulus Augustus (Augustulus) as an about-11-year-old who held no real authority, while Germanic ...

Augustus (63 B.C.–A.D. 14) was the first emperor of Rome. Born Gaius Octavius, he was later adopted by his great-uncle, Julius Caesar, and then known as Octavian. After Caesar’s assassination, ...

Introduction]Roman imperial coins feature portraits of the reigning emperor. Since the emperor was nominally set as a ...

Mark Zuckerberg has a particular fascination with a certain Roman emperor — to the extent that he and his wife named one of their daughters after him. In a profile for the New Yorker, Zuckerberg ...