Caesar quickly adopted his great nephew, Augustus. He also moved fast to strengthen the northern borders of the empire and tackle its enemies in the east. At home, he reformed the Roman calendar ...

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 ...

Caesar was a Roman consul from 46BC to 44BC. He was eventually given the title of ‘dictator for life’ in 44BC, meaning he could rule the Roman Empire alone. He was assassinated in the Senate ...

Irene of Athens was the first Greek-Roman empress to wield power as a sole ruler of the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire.

Caesar wrote, 'The Britons have a huge number ... And that is how we became part of the Roman Empire. But what exactly was the Roman Empire? The Romans actually started out in life as just a ...

Non-Western intellectuals and strategists have often wrongly equated domestic dysfunction and division in US democracy with ...

of rivers and canals Map reveals how much it would have cost to travel on roads and seas across the empire in 200 CE It calculates the route based on the season, or mode of transport chosen - and ...

We surveyed 11 men experiencing hair loss to learn their thoughts on comb-overs and spoke to two hairstylists about how to ...