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Gaius Octavius [1] ( c. 100 – 59 BC) was a Roman politician. He was an ancestor to the Roman emperors of the Julio-Claudian dynasty. He was the biological father of the Emperor Augustus, step-grandfather of the Emperor Tiberius, great-grandfather of the Emperor Claudius, and great-great grandfather of the Emperors Caligula [2] and Nero. [3] .
Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus (born Gaius Octavius; 23 September 63 BC – 19 August AD 14), also known as Octavian (Latin: Octavianus), was the founder of the Roman Empire. He reigned as the first Roman emperor from 27 BC until his death in AD 14.
May 4, 2018 · Learn about the life and achievements of Gaius Octavius, the first and greatest Roman emperor, who was adopted by Julius Caesar and became Augustus. Explore his rise to power, his wars with Antony and Cleopatra, and his reforms of the Roman Republic.
- Joshua J. Mark
Nov 9, 2009 · Learn about Augustus, the first Roman emperor and the adopted son of Julius Caesar. Find out how he rose to power, expanded the empire, and became a god.
Augustus was born Gaius Octavius in Rome on 23 September 63 BC. He was a member of the respectable, but undistinguished, Octavii family through his father, also named Gaius Octavius, and was the great-nephew of Julius Caesar through his mother Atia.
Caesar Augustus, or Octavian orig. Gaius Octavius later Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus, (born Sept. 23, 63 bc —died Aug. 19, ad 14, Nola, near Naples), First Roman emperor. Born to a wealthy family, at age 18 he was named adoptive son and heir of his great-uncle Julius Caesar.
Photograph by philophilosopher. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, Rogers Fund, 1908 (08.258.47) Augustus, originally named Gaius Octavius, is born in Velitrae, southeast of Rome. His father (who will die in 59 bc) is a Roman senator. His mother is a niece of Julius Caesar.
