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May 20, 2019 · A marble bust of Roman emperor Augustus Caesar. As Rome’s first emperor, Octavian (Augustus Caesar) (63 B.C.–. A.D. 14) is best known for initiating the Pax Romana, a largely peaceful period ...
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 ...
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Jan 23, 2024 · Augustus (r. 27 BCE to 14 CE), as the adopted son and heir of Julius Caesar (100-44 BCE), brought an end to the Roman Republic, and on 16 January 27 BCE, by Senatorial decree, he became the first Roman...
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Jul 16, 2021 · He was born on the Palatine Hill in the city of Rome on 23 September 63 BCE. Augustus Caesar’s family was an old, distinguished and wealthy family of an equestrian branch, a property-based class below the senatorial class. His full name was Gaius Octavius Thurinus. His third name (cognomen), Thurinus, stemmed from the honor his father ...
Timeline of major events in the life of Augustus, first emperor of Rome. His reign followed the republic, which had been destroyed by the dictatorship of Julius Caesar. With patience, skill, and efficiency, Augustus overhauled every aspect of Roman life and brought durable peace and prosperity to the Greco-Roman world.
Jun 11, 2020 · On the “Ides of March” (March 15 th) 44 BC, Julius Caesar was murdered during a meeting of the senate at the theater of his old rival Pompey. At least 60 senators were involved, even one of Caesar’s favorites called Marcus Junius Brutus, and he was stabbed 23 times by different conspirators.
Augustus - Roman Empire, Reforms, Legacy: Remembering, however, that Caesar had been assassinated because of his resort to naked power, Octavian realized that the governing class would welcome him as the terminator of civil war only if he concealed his autocracy beneath provisions avowedly harking back to republican traditions. From 31 until 23 bce the constitutional basis of his power ...
