Augustus, born Gaius Octavius in Rome in 63 B.C., was the great-nephew and adopted son of the Roman general and politician Julius Caesar, who was assassinated in 44 B.C. After Caesar's death ...

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 ...

Archaeologists from the University of Tokyo might have finally discovered the death site of the Roman Empire's founder Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus (born Gaius Octavius). The possible traces of ...

As Caesar's heir, this made Augustus the son of a god - a fact he ... northern Spain and much of central Europe. By his death, the empire was an enormous marketplace in which millions could ...