Augustus
Roman emperor
Also known as: Augustus Caesar, Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus, Gaius Octavius, Octavian
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Augustus (born September 23, 63 bce—died August 19, 14 ce, Nola, near Naples [Italy]) was the first Roman emperor, following the republic, which had been finally destroyed by the dictatorship of Julius Caesar, his great-uncle and adoptive father. His autocratic regime is known as the principate because he was the princeps, the first citizen, at the head of that array of outwardly revived republican institutions that alone made his autocracy palatable. With unlimited patience, skill, and efficiency, he overhauled every aspect of Roman life and brought durable peace and prosperity to the Greco-Roman world. He is one of the major ...(100 of 4716 words)