# History vs. Augustus

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED-Ed
- Speaker: Peta Greenfield & Alex Gendler
- Year: 2018
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Society and politics, History
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/peta_greenfield_alex_gendler_history_vs_augustus)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

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. \[TED-Ed Animation by Brett Underhill\]

## Lectures

1. [History vs. Augustus](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/peta_greenfield_alex_gendler_history_vs_augustus/a2446d168c00), 5 min (TED's player)