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Jan 23, 2024 · Augustus (r. 27 BCE to 14 CE), as the adopted son and heir of Julius Caesar (100-44 BCE), brought an end to the Roman Republic, and on 16 January 27 BCE, by Senatorial decree, he became the first Roman emperor. However, he would not be addressed as a king, but as a princeps, the first citizen.
- Donald L. Wasson
Lots of introductory books on Augustus have already been written, but this one has several distinctive features to recommend it. Firstly, the book itself is almost a demonstration of the validity of Augustus’ favourite motto festina lente: Galinsky has come to writing this after many years of research upon the period in question. There
Introduction. In 44 BC,1 the assassination of Julius Caesar at the hands of a group of disgruntled senators resulted in a power vacuum at the heart of the Roman Republic. Two men, Antony and Octavian, looked set to grasp the mantle of power, and initially they worked closely together to divide the republic between them.
Augustus, says Tacitus, grew ever greater in small steps, gradually usurping for himself the functions of senate, magistrates, and laws (Ann. 1.2). Such was the Augustan principate, in Tacitus' jaundiced view.
- Erich S. Gruen
- 2005
- Augustus, Mark Antony & Lepidus
- Augustus, Antony & Cleopatra
- Augustus as Emperor
- Death
After Julius Caesar's assassination in March of 44 BCE, Octavian allied himself with Caesar's close friend and relative, Mark Antony. Together with another supporter of Caesar, Marcus Aemilius Lepidus, Antony and Octavian formed the Second Triumvirate in October of 43 BCE. Their first order of business seems to have been the systematic killing of a...
During this time, however, relations between Octavian and Mark Antony began to deteriorate. In 40 BCE, in an effort to solidify their alliance, Octavian had given his sister, Octavia Minor, in marriage to Antony. Antony, though, had allied himself closely with Cleopatra VII of Egypt (the former lover of Julius Caesar and mother of his son Caesarion...
Popular already with the soldiers of his army, the title Augustus solidified his power in the provinces as Imperator, or commander-in-chief (from which the English word 'emperor' is derived). The month of August was named in his honor. In the year 19 BCE, he was given Imperium Maius (supreme power) over every province in the Roman Empire and, from ...
Augustus died at Nola in 14 CE. His official last words were, “I found Rome a city of clay but left it a city of marble” which aptly describes Augustus' achievements during his reign as emperor. According to his wife Livia Drusilla and his adopted son Tiberius(r. 14-37 CE), however, his last words were actually, “Have I played the part well? Then a...
- Joshua J. Mark
Welcome to Academic American History: Early American History, 1607-1865. This textbook is the print version of course content published on the Academic American History web site, www.academicamerican.com. The site contains links to information about recommended readings, historic sites and other sources of historic interest.
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