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Dr. Barry Strauss' Ten Caesars: Roman Emperors from Augustus to Constantine tells the epic story of the Roman Empire from its rise to its eastern reinvention, from Augustus, who founded the empire, to Constantine, who made it Christian and...

The Roman forum of Philippi, Macedon. In the background are the remains of the large Basilica B, c. 550 CE.

A section of the remains of the stoa or ambulacrum building in the Roman forum of Empuries (Emporiae). 1st century CE. Originally there were 30 such columns in this u-shaped structure.

Bronze torso from an equestrian statue of Augustus dating from the end of the 1st century BCE. The statue was found in the sea between Euboia and Agios Eustratios. (National Archaeological Museum of Athens)

Skyphos (two-handled wine cup) from the Boscoreale Treasure depicting Augustus receiving the obeisance of vanquished Barbarians and personifications of subdued provinces. Late 1st century BCE - early 1st century CE. (Louvre Museum, Paris)

The Meroe Head is from a larger-than life statue of Augustus Caesar (reigned 31 BCE-14 CE). It is 47.7 cm, made of bronze with alabaster, glass and coral inlays for the eyes. Discovered at Meroe in 1910 by J. Garstang.

Portrait of Stanislaus Augustus Poniatowski, the last King of Poland, in his coronation robes, oil on canvas by Marcello Bacciarelli, 1764. Royal Castle of Warsaw.

The Mausoleum of Roman emperor Augustus in Rome. Completed in 28 BCE and, reaching a height of almost 45 metres and a diameter of 90 metres, it would hold the record as the largest tomb in the Roman world.

A statue of Augustus depicted as magistrate. (Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen)

Augustus Park, Susa (Segusio), Province of Turin, Region of Piedmont, Italy.