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

erster römischer Kaiser

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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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Key facts

Royalty.reign type: Reign
Royalty.successor: Tiberius
Royalty.mother: Atia
Officeholder.embed: yes
Royalty.image: Augustus of Prima Porta (inv. 2290).jpg
Royalty.alt: A full-length statue portrait of Augustus. He is depicted wearing armor that shows the story of one of his diplomatic gains as well as with a small cherub and dolphin by his right leg.
Royalty.caption: The Augustus of Prima Porta, a Roman marble statue created AD15 (based on a 20BC bronze original), found at the Villa of Livia, now in the Vatican Museums
Royalty.succession: Roman emperor
Royalty.reign: 16 January 27BC –
Royalty.birth_name: Gaius Octavius
Royalty.birth_date: 23 September 63BC
Royalty.birth_place: Rome, Roman Republic
Royalty.death_date: 19 August AD14 (aged 75)
Royalty.death_place: Nola, Italia, Roman Empire
Royalty.burial_place: Mausoleum of Augustus, Rome
Royalty.regnal name: Imperator Caesar Augustus
Royalty.dynasty: Julio-Claudian
Officeholder.allegiance: Roman RepublicRoman Empire

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: Ancient Rome
Place of birth: Rome
Place of death: Nola
Spouse: Livia
Child: Agrippa Postumus
Father: Julius Caesar
Mother: Atia
Sibling: Octavia the Elder
Occupation: ruler
Languages spoken: Latin
Religion: ancient Roman religion
Noble title: Augustus
Military rank: imperator
Image: Augustus of Prima Porta (inv. 2290).jpg

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maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Royalty and Nobility
Commons category: Augustus
date of death: 0014-00-00
topic's main category: Category:Augustus
Commons gallery: Augustus
place of burial: Mausoleum of Augustus
birth name: C. Octavius C.f.
name in native language: Imperator Caesar Divi filius Augustus
date of birth: 0063-09-23
relative: Cornelia
praenomen: Gaius
time period: Julio-Claudian dynasty
manner of death: natural causes
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
gens: Julia gens
writing language: Latin
stepparent: Lucius Marcius Philippus
P8168: serendipity
has works in the collection: Vatican Museums
honorific prefix: imperator
epithet: Divi Filius
honorific suffix: Pater Patriae
nickname: Thurinus
present in work: Civilization V
social classification: patricii
P12749: Géza Alföldy

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Augustus (* 23. September 63 v. Chr. als Gaius Octavius in Rom; † 19. August 14 n. Chr. in Nola bei Neapel) war der erste römische Kaiser. Der Großneffe und Haupterbe Gaius Iulius Caesars gewann die Machtkämpfe, die auf dessen Ermordung im Jahr 44 v. Chr. folgten, und war von 31 v. Chr. bis 14 n. Chr. Alleinherrscher des Römischen Reiches. Unter der Devise der Wiederherstellung der Republik – restitutio rei publicae – betrieb er in Wirklichkeit deren dauerhafte Umwandlung in eine Monarchie in Form des Prinzipats. Damit setzte er dem Jahrhundert der Römischen Bürgerkriege ein Ende und begründete die Julisch-Claudische Kaiserdynastie. Seine Herrschaft, nach außen durch zahlreiche Expansionskriege geprägt, mündete im Inneren in eine lang anhaltende Konsolidierungs- und Friedensphase, die als Pax Augusta verklärt wurde.

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