Augustus
AUGUSTUS (63 BCE–14 CE), Roman emperor. Born Gaius Octavius, he was the grandnephew of Julius Caesar. Adopted by Caesar, and made his chief heir at nineteen, Octavius built upon Caesar...
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Augustus Caesar
63 B.C.-A.D. 14
Roman emperor who opened up new areas to exploration and trade. He was born Octavius (Octavian), the nephew and adopted son of Julius Caesar, and came to power after th...
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Augustus (63 BC-AD 14) was the first emperor of Rome. He established the principate, the form of government under which Rome ruled the empire for 300 years. He had an extraordinary talent for construc...
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Augustan rule (28BC - AD14) can be deemed as very successful for the reason that its many achievements overshadow the few failures. Rome was saved from the chaos of the Republic with the establishment...
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Augustus Caesar was a great leader in Rome. He accomplished much while he was Emperor.
One of these accomplishments was improving Rome. Augustus built many magnificent buildings throughout the empi...
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When Octavian discovered he was the heir of the late Julius Caesar, he vowed to "avenge his father's death." (Pamela Bradley - Using Sources: Ancient Rome) He changed his name to Gaius Julius Caesar ...
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Alexander the Great and Augustus Caesar have proven to be two of the worlds best leaders. These men were brilliant and a great influence on their people, bringing great wealth and prosperity to thei...
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In 31BC Augustus won the battle of Actium against his former colleague in the triumvirate, but now bitter rival, Antony and the queen of Egypt, Cleopatra, after having been in the triumvirate since 43...
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The Roman Empire was the most powerful and dignified civilization in the history of the western world. Rome's military and government were responsible for making it the extensive empire it is known ...
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Augustus established and maintained his power in a number of ways. One such way, in which Augustus established power was through the senate and his elimination of opposition, the power was maintained ...
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