Dive into the Julio-Claudian dynasty as Kings and Generals continues its animated documentary series on Rome, focusing on ...

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 ...

Vipsania Julia Agrippina (19 BC–c. 28 CE), also known as Julia Minor and referred to as Julia the Younger by modern historians, was the first daughter of Augustus's only biological child, Julia the ...

The origins of Rome have been debated for centuries but one tale has prevailed over the rest: twin brothers Romulus and Remus ...

Archaeologists in Bavaria have uncovered the foundation of what appears to be a monumental Roman burial mound - a discovery that has astonished experts and shed new light on the Roman presence in ...

After his victory at the battle of Actium, Augustus was a hero to the Roman people. But he knew that the Senate still viewed him with suspicion. Augustus was very aware of the bloody fate of his uncle ...

Linda Lysakowski recounts a recent trip to the birthplace of and commemorative sites honoring the nation's first openly Black ...

The Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi, in the town of Yasi, now Turkestan, was built at the time of Timur (Tamerlane), from 1389 to 1405. In this partly unfinished building, Persian master builders ...

To start this side quest, head to the cemetery on the west side of the Shadow-cursed Lands. Northwest of the Mason’s Guild, you can find Raphael waiting for you. After a short conversation, he’ll ...

St. Irene of Rome was the widow of the martyr Saint Castulus, a Roman military officer who was killed for spreading the Christian faith in 286. She lived in the Roman Empire during the reign of ...

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It is difficult to sustain a discussion of Canterbury Cathedral, the sprawling monument at the heart of this incisive monograph, without falling into a surfeit of art-historical superlatives.