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May 20, 2019 · Who was Augustus Caesar? Known for initiating two centuries of peace in Rome, Augustus Caesar’s rise to political power was anything but amicable. A marble bust of Roman emperor Augustus...
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 emperor. However, he would not be addressed as a king, but as a princeps, the first citizen.
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He reformed the Roman system of taxation, developed networks of roads with an official courier system, established a standing army, established the Praetorian Guard as well as official police and fire-fighting services for Rome, and rebuilt much of the city during his reign. Augustus died in AD 14 at age 75, probably from natural causes.
Jun 11, 2020 · Table of Contents. What Made Augustus Caesar Special? Augustus Caesar Octavian. Following in the latter’s footsteps, Augustus Caesar – who was in fact born Gaius Octavius (and known as “Octavian”) – won sole power over the Roman state after a long and bloody civil war against an opposing claimant (just as Julius Caesar had).
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Government and administration of Augustus. 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
44 bc. Caesar is murdered. Octavius, who is completing his academic and military studies in Apollonia (now Albania), returns to Italy. He discovers that his great-uncle Caesar had adopted him in his will and made him his chief personal heir.
