Augustus
Also known as Caesar Augustus, Gaius Julius Caesar, Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus, Gaius Octavius Thurinus, Octavian, Imperator Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus Divi Filius Augustus, Gaius Octavius, Gaius Octavian
Augustus (born Gaius Octavius; 23 September 63 BC – 19 August AD 14), also known as Octavian (), was the founder of the Roman Empire and the first Roman emperor from 27 BC until his death in AD 14. The reign of Augustus initiated an imperial cult and an era of imperial peace (the or ) in which the Roman world was largely free of armed conflict. The principate, a style of government where the emperor showed nominal deference to the Senate, was established during his reign and lasted until the Crisis of the Third Century.
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Augustus, born Gaius Octavius, was the founder of the Roman Empire and its first emperor, ruling from 27 BC until his death in AD 14. His reign established a long period of peace across the Roman world, created the imperial system of government (where emperors nominally respected the Senate's authority), and introduced the imperial cult—traditions that shaped Rome for centuries to come.
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- Name
- Early life
- Rise to power
- Heir to Caesar
- Growing tensions
- First conflict with Antony
- Second Triumvirate
- Proscriptions
- Battle of Philippi and division of territory
- Perusine War, marriage alliances, and Brundisium
- War with Sextus Pompey and exile of Lepidus
- War with Antony and Cleopatra
- Sole ruler of Rome
- Control of Egypt
- Principate
- First settlement
- Control of provinces
- Title of Augustus
- Second settlement
- Resignation from the consulship
- Marcus Primus affair
- Greater proconsular authority
- Additional powers
- Powers of the tribune
- Powers of the censor
- Imperium over the city of Rome
- The Roman triumph
- Diplomacy
- Conspiracy, titles, and the share of power
- War and expansion
- Death and succession
- The search for an heir
- Tiberius, heir to Augustus
- Death of Augustus
- Deification
- Legacy
- Overview
- Written works
- Enduring institutions
- Revenue reforms
- Month of August
- Building projects
- Remodeling of Rome
- Public works
- Residences
- Critical analysis
- Ancient and contemporary views
- Middle Ages and Renaissance
- Modern perspectives
- Cultural depictions
- Physical appearance and official images
- Post-classical visual artworks
- Theater, film, televised series, and novels
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Augustus (born Gaius Octavius; 23 September 63 BC – 19 August AD 14), also known as Octavian (), was the founder of the Roman Empire and the first Roman emperor from 27 BC until his death in AD 14. The reign of Augustus initiated an imperial cult and an era of imperial peace (the or ) in which the Roman world was largely free of armed conflict. The principate, a style of government where the emperor showed nominal deference to the Senate, was established during his reign and lasted until the Crisis of the Third Century.
Octavian was born into an equestrian branch of the plebeian Octavia. After his great-uncle, the dictator Julius Caesar, was assassinated in 44 BC, Octavian, whom Caesar named as his primary heir in his will, inherited Caesar's estate and assumed his name. He fought for the loyalty of Caesar's legions. He was made a senator during a state emergency and seized power by marching on Rome in 43 BC, becoming its youngest elected consul. He, Mark Antony, and Marcus Lepidus formed a triumvirate regime with legally sanctioned powers to outlaw and oppose Caesar's assassins and their allies. Following their victory at the Battle of Philippi in 42 BC, the triumvirate divided the Roman Republic among themselves and ruled as de facto oligarchs. The triumvirate was eventually torn apart by the competing ambitions of its members; Octavian had Lepidus exiled in 36 BC for opposing him in Sicily, while Marcus Agrippa, Octavian's naval commander, defeated Antony in Greece at the Battle of Actium in 31 BC. Antony and his wife Cleopatra, the Ptolemaic queen of Egypt, killed themselves during Octavian's invasion of Egypt, which then became Octavian's personal property.
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