PBS
Pbs: The Roman Empire in the First Century
Discover Rome during the first century in this brilliant and detailed website Included is a timeline and description of the emperors, an explanation of social roles, and a wonderful description of life in Roman times including family,...
Franco Cavazzi
Illustrated History of the Roman Empire: Home Page
This overview of the Roman Empire is organized by chapters, which include The Founding, The Kings, The Republic, Early Emperors, The Decline, The Collapse, Constantinople, Religion, Society, and The Army. Content includes several maps,...
PBS
Pbs: The Roman Empire in the First Century: Timeline
A timeline of major events within the Roman Empire.
World History Encyclopedia
World History Encyclopedia: Ancient Rome
Delves into the history of Ancient Rome from the founding in 753 BCE to the beginning of the Roman Empire.
A&E Television
History.com: How Julius Caesar's Assassination Triggered the Fall of the Roman Republic
In the first weeks of 44 B.C., Caesar was proclaimed "dictator for life." His life, though, wouldn't last much longer. Fearful that the concentration of absolute power in a single man threatened the republic's democratic institutions,...
Stanford University
Stanford History Education Group: Augustus
[Free Registration/Login Required] What kind of leader was Caesar Augustus? Chew on this question while integrating this lesson and presentation during classroom study on Roman history.
Other
Victor Valley College: Notes on Rome: The Roman World 509 b.c. To a.d. 180
A history of the beginnings of the Ancient Roman civilization-- touches on the Greek (Hellenistic) influences in forming the civilization.
Other
Classzone: The Roman Empire [Pdf]
This e-textbook outlines the creation of the Roman Empire, and how it transformed Roman government, society, economy, and culture.
PBS
Pbs: The Roman Empire of the 1st Century: Who's Who in Roman History
In this instructional activity, students produce a classroom documentary about important historical figures from the Roman Empire. They will also create posters to be part of a classroom timeline showing when each of these people lived...
Steven Kreis, PhD
The History Guide: Augustus Caesar and the Pax Romana
This site provides a lecture about Augustus Caesar and the Pax Romana. The first part of the lecture is about his life and triumphs.
PBS
Pbs: Illustrated Timeline of the Roman Empire (60 Bce to 180 Ce)
An interactive timeline of Rome's transformation into an empire, beginning with Caesar and ending with Marcus Aurelius.
The History Cat
The History Cat: The Roman Empire
The Roman Republic was ruled by emperors for over 400 years. Learn interesting details about the most famous one, Caesar Augustus.
Able Media
Ctc: I, Caesar a Study of the Imperial Romans
This lesson plan provides semester-long activities in which students research and write about selected emperors who ruled Rome during different parts of its history.
World History Encyclopedia
World History Encyclopedia: Augustus
Illustrated encyclopedia tells the story of Augustus Caesar, the first emperor of Rome. Includes a timeline and links to related content.
BBC
Bbc: The Fall of the Roman Republic
Rome began as a democracy and ended as an autocracy. Find out why and how this happened by perusing the following summary. Included are all the major players from Tiberius to Julius Caesar and Augustus.
California State University
Life of Augustus by Nicolaus of Damascus
Clayton M. Hall's 1923 translation of a very detailed biography of Augustus by Nicolaus of Damascus.
PBS
Pbs: The Roman Empire of the 1st Century: Getting to Know the Emperors of Rome
In this lesson, learners will discuss the merits of heredity rule. After using various games, features, and video clips from the Web site, students should have learned basic information about each of nine featured emperors. Learners will...
Other
Rome Guide's Look at Circus Maximus
This site gives a brief history of the Circus Maximus and draws comparisons to similar venues of then and today. Also has pictures.
Other
Virgil.org
This site is devoted entirely to the study and appreciation of the Roman poet Virgil and his work.
Robin Chew
Lucid Cafe: Augustus First Roman Emperor
A brief overview of the life and accomplishments of Augustus (Octavian).
Other
The Emergence of the Augustan Age
This site provides basic information in outline form about the time from the death of Caesar to Octavian's triumphs after the defeat of Antony and Cleopatra. Site assumes that you know most of the major names in Roman history. Written by...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Imperial Fora
A series of public spaces in Rome called fora were built by Roman emperors and contained monumental art and architecture. View examples and read descriptions of Imperial fora built by Julius Caesar and Augustus.
PBS
Pbs: How Art Made the World: Political Art of Augustus
The PBS series, titled "How Art Made the World," explains how a sculptural portrait of Augustus, the famous "Augustus of Prima Porta," was designed to further the political goals of Rome's first emperor. An excellent site for examining...
Ducksters
Ducksters: Biography for Kids: Augustus
Kids learn about the biography of Caesar Augustus on this site. Learn about the first emperor of Rome, Octavian was the nephew of Julius Caesar.