As the grown mascot of Rome's army and the only surviving son ... the most unlikely of emperors.

Rome's first emperor, who ruled from 27 B.C. until his death A.D. 14 at the age of 75. Historical sources indicate that Augustus died in a villa on the north side of Vesuvius—and that this ...

So in Meet the Roman Emperor (BBC Two) we were spared self-conscious extras lolloping about naked in the bath and at the (horror) communal loos, and instead relied on Beard’s way with words to ...

The Ulpian Library, a great library in the center of Rome, was founded by Emperor Trajan, who ruled around the turn of the second century C.E. Referenced often by ancient authors, it could have ...

Born Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus in A.D. 12, Caligula rose to power in A.D. 37 as the third Roman emperor. Nicknamed “Caligula,” meaning “little boots,” after the miniature soldier ...

This story appears in the January/February 2017 issue of National Geographic History magazine. The emperor Hadrian was well known for building monuments across the Roman Empire, a territory that ...

As the grown mascot of Rome's army and the only surviving son ... the most unlikely of emperors.