Just when she may have thought she was in sight of the Roman throne – the biggest prize in the ancient world – her own world came crashing down. In the middle of the civil war that would bring ...

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 ...

In 27 B.C.E., Octavian ascended to the Roman throne as Augustus. His rule marked the end of the Roman Republic and the start of the Roman Empire. As the first leader of a new era in ancient Rome ...