Mark Zuckerberg wants to be just like Augustus Caesar. Zuckerberg told The New Yorker in a 2018 profile that he started studying Latin in high school at Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire.
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 ...
The Civilization 7 leaders list brings together some of history's most iconic figures, for better or worse, and features ...
Julius Caesar squared off against his rival Pompey. And, of course, Augustus himself seized power through violence, and snuffed out his rivals along the way. But it's inaccurate to think of the ...
I'm looking into the eyes of one of the most famous leaders in the history of the world - Caesar Augustus, the first Roman Emperor. We have his bronze head here in the Roman galleries in the ...
In a world not much different from ours, the immortal Augustus Caesar looks back on the last couple of thousand years, recapitulating the remarkable success of the past Age. Leading the Egyptians ...
What did it mean to be an emperor in ancient Rome? That is the question that Mary Beard sought to answer in her 2023 book, “Emperor of Rome.” She wrote, “Everyone then, including emperors, was ...
The five-star Hotel Caesar Augustus located in Capri, Italy, has been acquired by Italian investor Grupo Statuto from the Italian Signorini family for a reported price of €180 million. The 55-room ...