Julius Caesar remains, more than two thousand years after his death, one of the most recognisable figures in all of human history. His name became a title — Kaiser in German, Tsar in Russian — and his life a byword for ambition, brilliance, and the perils of absolute power. But who was the man behind […]
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A high-level overview of the empire that shaped Italy and Europe. The Roman Empire was one of the most powerful and influential states in world history. At its height, it controlled vast territories across Europe, North Africa and the Middle East, shaping politics, law, language and culture for centuries.
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Augustus, born Gaius Octavius Thurinus on 23rd September 63 BCE, in Rome, is best remembered as the first emperor of the Roman Empire and one of the most influential figures in Western history.
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