Rome: A History of the City. Lecture 3 of 6. The Empire.

Rome: A History of the City. Lecture 3 of 6. The Empire. It was said of Augustus that he found Rome a city of brick and left it a city of marble. The emperors who followed Augustus adorned Rome with even larger and more opulent buildings, making it truly worthy of being the capital of an empire that spanned three continents. A lecture by Dr.

William J. Neidinger.