Back home, Augustus was a hero. At the age of 32, he had become Rome’s first Emperor, promising to restore peace and security. Winning the war had been difficult, but was nothing compared to the ...

As was the Roman custom, Augustus adopted his stepson Tiberius as his heir, and Tiberius became Rome ... against the emperor. They were exiled in 30 CE, where they would later die.

The Emperor of Rome was already the most powerful man on earth, but this wasn’t enough. Augustus wanted a piece of heaven too: he was determined that his people would see him as their supreme ...