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 ...

A 2,000-year-old garnet ring from ancient Rome that is believed to have an image of the first Roman emperor sold for nearly 600 times its expected price at a recent jewelry auction in England. The ...

Archaeologists have already located places where Augustus partied, but a new lead has emerged in the century-long search for the villa where Ancient Rome’s first emperor passed away. Since 2002, the ...

Julius Caesar was always going to be a tough act to follow, but Augustus didn’t just manage to outstrip his predecessor in power and become the first Emperor of Rome, he also outdid Caesar in pure ...

A group of archaeologists, led by researchers from the University of Tokyo, announce the discovery of a part of a Roman villa built before the middle of the first century. This villa, near the town of ...