As July winds down and we reach the month of August, teachers and parents know that it is almost time to start gearing up for the new term, and yours truly is no exception. But August is famous in ...

Melbourne: Teachers at nine high schools in northeastern Australia discovered days before an ancient history exam that they had mistakenly taught their students about the wrong Roman ruler - Augustus ...

This story is a collaboration with Biography.com. Archaeologists have made a groundbreaking discovery in the shadow of Mount Vesuvius: the long-hidden villa that may mark the final resting place of ...

We Should Not Kick Catholic Priests out of the U.S. Don’t Block Progress on Pancreatic Cancer Audio By Carbonatix Thoughts on the 2,000th anniversary of Augustus’ death. Today, August 19, is the ...

After his victory at the battle of Actium, Augustus was a hero to the Roman people. But he knew that the Senate still viewed him with suspicion. Augustus was very aware of the bloody fate of his uncle ...

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 ...

Bereft of historical sensitivity and untutored in the milestones of world history, Americans let slip by, all but unnoticed, the bimillennium of the death of one of the truly towering figures in ...

PM has compared his purge of Tory MPs to Roman emperor’s brutal cull of enemies, but what else could he emulate? Boris Johnson has reportedly compared himself to the founder of the Roman empire in ...

In 44 B.C. a young man arrived at the home of Mark Antony. The young man's great-uncle had recently been killed and he, having been named heir, had come to Rome to put the family's affairs in order.