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Imperator Caesar Augustus. On 16 January 27 BC, partly on his own insistence, the Roman Senate granted him the honorific Augustus (Latin: [au̯ˈɡʊstʊs]). Historians use this name to refer to him from 27 BC until his death in AD 14. The name is sometimes given as "Augustus Caesar". Early life
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Augustus was born Gaius Octavius Thurinus on 23 September 63 BCE. Octavian was adopted by his great-uncle Julius Caesar in 44 BCE, and then took the name Gaius Julius Caesar. In 27 BCE the Senate awarded him the honorific Augustus ("the illustrious one"), and he was then known as Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus. More about: Augustus.
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Augustus was born Gaius Octavius on 23 September 63 B.C. His mother, Atia, was the niece of Julius Caesar; Atia's mother was Caesar's sister. Augustus, therefore, as the great-nephew of Julius Caesar, had family connections to political power at Rome. Unlike his great-uncle and adoptive father who was murdered by a senatorial conspiracy in 44 B ...
Augusta ( Classical Latin: [au̯ˈɡʊsta]; plural Augustae; Greek: αὐγούστα) [1] was a Roman imperial honorific title given to empresses and women of the imperial families. It was the feminine form of Augustus.
Jul 15, 2023 · The senate awarded Octavian the honorific Augustus: “illustrious” or “semi-divine.” It is by that name, Augustus Caesar, that he is best remembered. Despite his obvious personal power, Augustus found it useful to maintain the facade of the republic, along with republican values like thrift, honesty, bravery, and honor.
The head of Roman religion. The Pontifex Maximus (chief high priest) served as the head of the ancient Roman state religion.
