A History of the World in 100 Objects: Head of Augustus

Director of the British Museum Neil MacGregor retells the history of human development from the first stone axe to the credit card, using 100 selected objects from the Museum. Neil introduces us to the great Roman emperor Augustus, whose powerful, God-like status is brilliantly enshrined in a larger-than-life bronze head with striking eyes. Neil describes how Augustus dramatically enlarged the Roman Empire, establishing his image as one of its most familiar objects. The historian Susan Walker and the politician Boris Johnson help explain the power and methodology of Augustus