Dive into the Julio-Claudian dynasty as Kings and Generals continues its animated documentary series on Rome, focusing on ...

Never the preferred heir, Tiberius (42 BC – 37 AD / reigned 14 – 37 AD) soon showed why Augustus had wanted someone else. His political inability, poor judgment ...

In Tom Holland's impressive new survey of Rome's first imperial rulers - the so-called Julio-Claudians: Julius Caesar, Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius and Nero - these six remarkable men are, ...

When Agrippa's father and brothers died, he moved up in the line of succession. The other option to inherit the throne was Tiberius, a man Augustus wasn't fond of. At 44, Tiberius was an experienced ...

In AD 9, three Roman legions suffered a massacre in a region of Germania undergoing pacification. In the years that followed several attempts were made to capture or kill the German mastermind, ...

For anyone who saw the BBC series I, Claudius, the image of Livia will be forever linked with the elegant and darkly humorous performance by Siân Phillips, the Welsh actress. The wife of Augustus ...