The Roman Empire and its surroundings in 230 AD ... Both were also elderly, and what was worse, they were quite unpopular.

The Roman Senate started life as an advisory ... could afford to become deeply involved in politics. During the empire, the senate was at the head of the government bureaucracy and was a law ...

A few years before, in 395, the splitting of the Roman Empire into western and eastern halves meant that much of Rome’s power had already shifted north to Milan and Ravenna, leaving the Senate ...

When he died, in 14 AD, the Senate declared him a god ... His vision and power had expanded the Roman Empire to become far more than a collection of countries. Instead, it was a diverse society ...

Our human history has witnessed hundreds and thousands of deities who have been worshipped by different societies across different cultures around the world. One such example is Jupiter—one of the ...

meaning he could rule the Roman Empire alone. He was assassinated in the Senate by political opponents who were concerned he was too powerful. Emperor Augustus was the first Roman emperor.