When Augustus died in his bed at a ripe old age, the Roman Senate made him a god. This seems an honor that even the most sycophantic U.S. senators would be unlikely to suggest for our president.

The Augustus of Prima Porta statue is among the well-known artifacts from Ancient Rome. The marble statue depicts the first Roman emperor, Augustus, dressed in military attire with his arm raised in a ...

A ring believed to contain an image of Augustus Caesar, the first emperor of Rome, sold for $145,000 in a recent auction in Birmingham, England. The initial estimate was well below that figure.

As Hyperallergic notes, numerous important Roman figures, such as Caesar, Livy, and Augustus used SPQR during their lives, but the primary ancient source for the phrase’s widespread use came ...

Ancient Rome in a Nutshell. ... 31 BCE Octavian overtook Egypt (which was ruled by Queen Cleopatra, in alliance with her husband Mark Antony) to become Augustus, the first emperor of Rome.

Ancient Roman intaglio ring believed to depict the first emperor Augustus and valued at £200 sells at auction for £117,000. The 2000 year old ring is believed to depict Rome's first emperor Augustus ...

Ancient Roman society was “extremely, extremely patriarchal,” he said, and was dominated by such alpha males as Julius Caesar and Augustus, its first emperor. But that’s far from the whole ...

A collection of ancient Roman coins amassed by a former Latin teacher from Connecticut was sold at auction for over $1 million this week. Carol Ross' interest in ancient Roman currency and history led ...