History vs. Augustus
2,043,010 views | Peta Greenfield & Alex Gendler • TED-Ed
His reign marked the beginning of one of history's greatest empires ... and the end of one of its first republics. Was Rome's first emperor a visionary leader who guaranteed his civilization's place in history, or a tyrant who destroyed its core values? Peta Greenfield and Alex Gendler put this controversial figure on trial in History vs. Augustus. [TED-Ed Animation by Brett Underhill]