Meroe Head of Augustus
27-25 BC · Resource
A larger-than-life bronze head of the emperor Augustus, looted from Roman Egypt by Kushite forces and buried beneath a temple step at Meroe. It captures the frontier conflict between Rome and the Kingdom of Kush.
On these timelines: British Museum, Resources: Combined
Around 26 BCE
- Caesar's conquest of Gaul (58 BCE)
- Jesus of Nazareth (4 BCE)
- Year of the Four Emperors (68)
- Reign of Augustus (27 BCE)
- Spartacus slave revolt (73 BCE)
- The Crucifixion (33)
- The Resurrection (33)
- Reign of Nero (54)
- Crucifixion of Jesus (33)
- Caesar's dictatorship (49 BCE)