Scholars translating a Roman victory stele, erected in the Temple of Isis at Philae in Egypt in 29 BC, have discovered the Roman Emperor Octavian Augustus’ name inscribed in a cartouche – an honour ...

The Mausoleum of Augustus is a funerary monument of the emperor Octavian Augustus. Construction began by his will in 29 BC, when he had not yet become emperor. Building started upon his return from ...

Last Wednesday, as the sun was rising in Rome and ballots were being counted across America—but before any swing states had been called—I took a brisk walk to the mausoleum of the Emperor Augustus.

Over the past couple of years, Toronto-based Enercare Inc., which started life as The Consumers Waterheater Income Fund, managed to evade the not so unreasonable demands of Octavian Advisors, a New ...

ROME, Nov 25 (KUNA) -- The Mausoleum of Augustus, built by Roman Emperor Octavian Augustus in the center of Rome 2,000 years ago, is a testament to Roman civilization and a glorification of his golden ...

Italian archaeologists have discovered an ancient mosaic floor in the living room of a villa that once belonged to Roman emperors. The 2,000-year-old floor was uncovered at the Pausilypon, an imperial ...

Although Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa is best known as Octavian/Augustus’s right-hand man, Gaius Clinius Maecenas (c. 70-8 BC), a wealthy eques with Etruscan rather than Roman roots, was the third member ...

Today the Tremiti Islands, off Italy's east coast, are a tourist destination. A handful of rocky outcrops they are surrounded by clear water. On sunny days the sea glows dazzlingly blue. It's a pretty ...