Gaius Octavius was born in 63 B.C. in Rome. When his maternal great uncle, Julius Caesar, was assassinated for subverting the Roman Republic, the young Octavian, only 18 at the time, became his ...

As Rome’s first emperor, Octavian (Augustus Caesar) (63 B.C.–A.D. 14) is best known for initiating the Pax Romana, a largely peaceful period of two centuries in which Rome imposed order on a ...

Julius Caesar, the play, is one of the great accomplishments of Western culture. It’s not counted among Shakespeare’s histories, but it is reasonably accurate, history-wise.

When Julius Caesar’s will was unsealed, it named Augustus (who until 27 BC went by the name Octavian) as his heir, instantly catapulting the 18-year-old to the highest ranks of Roman politics.

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 detailing his deeds, the first Roman emperor, Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus, born Gaius Octavius, sought to justify his past and to ensure the future of his dynasty. ...

Caesar Augustus, who was born in 63 BC and was originally known as Octavian, rose to prominence as the first emperor of the Roman Empire following the death of Julius Caesar, his great-uncle.While ...

After the infamous assassination of his adopted father Julius Caesar in 44 B.C., Augustus defeated Mark Anthony at the battle of Actium in 31B.C., became the sole emperor of Rome and ushered in 40 ...