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Augustus. 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. [a] The reign of Augustus initiated an imperial cult, as well as an era of imperial ...
Livia Drusilla (born January 30, 58 bc —died ad 29) was Caesar Augustus’s devoted and influential wife who counseled him on affairs of state and who, in her efforts to secure the imperial succession for her son Tiberius, was reputed to have caused the deaths of many of his rivals, including Marcus Claudius Marcellus, Gaius and Lucius Caesar, Agrippa Postumus, and Germanicus.
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Nov 9, 2009 · Augustus: The Path to Power. The 17-year-old Octavius was at Apollonia (in present-day Albania) when the news of Caesar’s death and his own inheritance arrived. The dead ruler’s allies ...
Augustus. (Roman Emperor) Augustus, also called Octavian, adopted name Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus, was the founder of the Roman Empire and its first Emperor. He first gained prominence after delivering the funeral speech for his grandmother Julia as a young boy and some years later, he was elected to the College of Pontiffs.
May 4, 2018 · Augustus as Pontifex Maximus (Detail) Mark Cartwright (CC BY-NC-SA) Augustus Caesar (27 BCE - 14 CE) was the name of the first and, by most accounts, greatest Roman emperor. 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.
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Augustus, first Roman emperor after the republic who overhauled every aspect of Roman life and brought peace and prosperity to the Greco-Roman world. He became emperor after winning a power struggle that followed the death of Julius Caesar, who had adopted him as son and chief personal heir in his will.
Jun 27, 2018 · AUGUSTUS (63 bce – 14 ce), Roman emperor. Born Gaius Octavius, he was the grandnephew of Julius Caesar. Adopted by Caesar, and made his chief heir at nineteen, Octavius built upon Caesar's name, charisma, military success, political connections, and fortune. Calculating, opportunistic, an unfailingly shrewd judge of men and circumstances, he ...
