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Augustus - Roman Emperor, Reformer, Builder: Augustus was one of the great administrative geniuses of history. The gigantic work of reorganization that he carried out in every field of Roman life and throughout the entire empire not only transformed the decaying republic into a new, monarchic regime with many centuries of life ahead of it but also created a durable Roman peace, based on easy ...
Nov 9, 2009 · In 8 B.C. Augustus had the Roman month of Sextilius renamed after himself—as his great-uncle and predecessor Julius Caesar had done with July. August was the month of several of the emperor's ...
May 7, 2023 · Augustus is well known for being the first Emperor of Rome, but even more than that, for being a self-proclaimed “Restorer of the Republic.”. He believed in ancestral values such as monogamy, chastity, and piety (virtue). Thus, he introduced a number of moral and political reforms in order to improve Roman society and formulate a new Roman ...
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Ernest Augustus, fifth son of George III, had an eventful life. At 15 he was sent to the University of Göttingen in Hanover and in 1790 was commissioned in the Hanoverian army. A brave cavalry commander, he was severely wounded in 1794, losing one eye.
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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16 bc – ad 9. Augustus starts a campaign of expansion, with his stepsons Tiberius and Drusus the Elder leading the way. The frontier is advanced to Germany, and Drusus commands the occupied territory between the Rhine and Elbe rivers. Drusus dies in 9 bc. Later Tiberius is made equal in constitutional power with his stepfather.
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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 peace (the ...
