Augustus (honorific)

An emperor is a (male) monarch, usually the sovereign ruler of an empire or another type of imperial realm. Empress is the feminine form and can either be the wife of an emperor or a woman being an imperial monarch herself. Emperors are generally recognised to be above kings in honour and rank. Emperor Akihito of Japan is the world's only reigning emperor. the last imperial monarch in europe was the King-Emperor George VI who ruled as Emperor of India Emperor - Distinction between Emperor and other types of ...

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The Western half of the Empire had sworn allegiance to Octavian prior to Actium in 30 BC, and after Actium and the defeat of Antony and Cleopatra, the Eastern half of the Empire followed suit, placing Octavian in the position of ruler of the entire Empire. Years of civil war had left Rome in a state of near-lawlessness, but Rome was not prepared to accept the control of Octavian as a despot; however, Octavian could not simply give up his authority without risking further civil wars amongst the Roman generals, and even if he desired no positi ...

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Augustus, Augustus - Early life, Augustus - Rise to power, Augustus - Octavian becomes Augustus: the creation of the Principate, Augustus - The First Settlement, Augustus - The Second Settlement, Augustus - Reign, Augustus - Succession, Augustus - Augustus's legacy, Augustus - Augustus in popular culture, Augustus - Notes, Augustus - Select Bibliography

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Emperor - Europe. In the Roman tradition a large variety in the meaning and importance of the Imperial form of monarchy developed: in intention it was always the highest office, but it could as well fall down to a redundant title for nobility that had never been near to the "Empire" they were supposed to be reigning. Also the name of the office split in several branches of Western tradition, see secti ...

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Emperor, Emperor - Distinction between Emperor and other types of monarch, Emperor - Imperium maius, Emperor - Historical development, Emperor - Europe, Emperor - The Americas, Emperor - Africa, Emperor - Asia, Emperor - Persian tradition, Emperor - Pre-Columbian American traditions, Emperor - Other traditions, Emperor - Lists of emperors, Emperor - Emperors of traditional empires, Emperor - Emperors of short-lived 'empires', Emperor - Self-proclaimed emperors, Emperor - Fictional emperors, Emperor - Notes, Emperor - Trivia

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Emperor - Europe & Byzantium. In the Roman tradition a large variety in the meaning and importance of the Imperial form of monarchy developed: in intention it was always the highest office, but it could as well fall down to a redundant title for nobility that had never been near to the "Empire" they were supposed to be reigning. Also the name of the position split in several b ...

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Emperor, Emperor - Distinction between Emperor and other types of monarch, Emperor - Imperium maius, Emperor - Historical development of the Roman & Christian tradition, Emperor - Europe & Byzantium, Emperor - Post-colonial emperors modeled on Europe, Emperor - History on other imperial traditions, Emperor - Pre-Columbian American traditions, Emperor - Pre-colonial Africa:, Emperor - Far East, Emperor - Persian and Islamic traditions, Emperor - Lists of emperors, Emperor - Emperors of traditional empires, Emperor - Emperors of short-lived 'empires', Emperor - Self-proclaimed emperors, Emperor - Fictional emperors, Emperor - Notes, Emperor - Trivia

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Emperor - Emperors of traditional empires. Persian Empire (559 BC–330 BC) - see List of kings of Persia Empire of Alexander the Great (334 BC–281 BC) Mauryan Empire (321 BC–185 BC) - see Mauryan dynasty Chinese Empire (221 BC–1911) - see Table of Chinese monarchs Roman Empire (27 BC–476) - see List of Roman Emperors Holy Roman Empire (800 and 962–1806) - see List of Holy Roman Emperors Byzantine Empire (395–1453) ...

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Emperor, Emperor - Distinction between Emperor and other types of monarch, Emperor - Imperium maius, Emperor - Historical development of the Roman & Christian tradition, Emperor - Europe & Byzantium, Emperor - Post-colonial emperors modeled on Europe, Emperor - History on other imperial traditions, Emperor - Pre-Columbian American traditions, Emperor - Pre-colonial Africa:, Emperor - Far East, Emperor - Persian and Islamic traditions, Emperor - Lists of emperors, Emperor - Emperors of traditional empires, Emperor - Emperors of short-lived 'empires', Emperor - Self-proclaimed emperors, Emperor - Fictional emperors, Emperor - Notes, Emperor - Trivia

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Emperor - Pre-Columbian American traditions. The only pre-Columbian North American rulers to be commonly called emperors were the Hueyi Tlatoani of the Aztec Empire (1375–1521). Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés slew Emperor Cuauhtémoc and installed puppet emperors who became vassals for Spain. Mexican Emperor Maximilian built his palace over the ruins of the Aztec one at Chapultepec. The only pre-Columbian South American rulers to be commonly called emperors were the Sapa Inca of the ...

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Emperor, Emperor - Distinction between Emperor and other types of monarch, Emperor - Imperium maius, Emperor - Historical development of the Roman & Christian tradition, Emperor - Europe & Byzantium, Emperor - Post-colonial emperors modeled on Europe, Emperor - History on other imperial traditions, Emperor - Pre-Columbian American traditions, Emperor - Pre-colonial Africa:, Emperor - Far East, Emperor - Persian and Islamic traditions, Emperor - Lists of emperors, Emperor - Emperors of traditional empires, Emperor - Emperors of short-lived 'empires', Emperor - Self-proclaimed emperors, Emperor - Fictional emperors, Emperor - Notes, Emperor - Trivia

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Both kings and emperors are monarchs. There is no single rule to distinguish the one from the other: several factors, like interpretations of historians, the size and characteristics of the governed realm, and the title(s) chosen by the monarch play a part in distinguishing the one from the other. General characteristics indicating that a monarch is to be considered an emperor rather than a king include: The monarch chose a title that usually translates as "emperor" in English, and/or is accepted as the equivalent of "emperor" i ...

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Emperor, Emperor - Distinction between Emperor and other types of monarch, Emperor - Imperium maius, Emperor - Historical development of the Roman & Christian tradition, Emperor - Europe & Byzantium, Emperor - Post-colonial emperors modeled on Europe, Emperor - History on other imperial traditions, Emperor - Pre-Columbian American traditions, Emperor - Pre-colonial Africa:, Emperor - Far East, Emperor - Persian and Islamic traditions, Emperor - Lists of emperors, Emperor - Emperors of traditional empires, Emperor - Emperors of short-lived 'empires', Emperor - Self-proclaimed emperors, Emperor - Fictional emperors, Emperor - Notes, Emperor - Trivia

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Augustus was deified soon after his death, and both his borrowed surname, Caesar, and his title Augustus became the permanent titles of the rulers of Rome for the next 400 years, and were still in use at Constantinople fourteen centuries after his death. In many languages, caesar became the word for emperor, as in German (Kaiser), in Dutch (keizer), and in Russian (tsar). The cult of the Divine Augustus continued until the state religion of the Empire was changed to Christianity in the 4th century. C ...

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Augustus, Augustus - Early life, Augustus - Rise to power, Augustus - Octavian becomes Augustus: the creation of the Principate, Augustus - The First Settlement, Augustus - The Second Settlement, Augustus - Reign, Augustus - Succession, Augustus - Augustus's legacy, Augustus - Augustus in popular culture, Augustus - Notes, Augustus - Select Bibliography

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In the HBO television series "Rome", young Octavian is portrayed by Max Pirkis. Augustus was ranked #18 on Michael H. Hart's list of the most influential figures in history. Augustus was portrayed in the famous BBC miniseries I, Claudius by Brian Blessed. (1975) ...

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Augustus, Augustus - Early life, Augustus - Rise to power, Augustus - Octavian becomes Augustus: the creation of the Principate, Augustus - The First Settlement, Augustus - The Second Settlement, Augustus - Reign, Augustus - Succession, Augustus - Augustus's legacy, Augustus - Augustus in popular culture, Augustus - Notes, Augustus - Select Bibliography

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Both kings and emperors are monarchs. There is no single rule to distinguish the one from the other: several factors, like interpretations of historians, the size and characteristics of the governed realm, and the title(s) chosen by the monarch play a part in distinguishing the one from the other. General characteristics indicating that a monarch is to be considered an emperor rather than a king include: The monarch chose a title that usually translates as "emperor" in English, and/or is accepted as the equivalent of "emperor" i ...

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Emperor, Emperor - Distinction between Emperor and other types of monarch, Emperor - Imperium maius, Emperor - Historical development, Emperor - Europe, Emperor - The Americas, Emperor - Africa, Emperor - Asia, Emperor - Persian tradition, Emperor - Pre-Columbian American traditions, Emperor - Other traditions, Emperor - Lists of emperors, Emperor - Emperors of traditional empires, Emperor - Emperors of short-lived 'empires', Emperor - Self-proclaimed emperors, Emperor - Fictional emperors, Emperor - Notes, Emperor - Trivia

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Augustus' control of power throughout the Empire was so absolute that it allowed him to name his successor, a custom that had been abandoned and derided in Rome since the foundation of the Republic. At first, indications pointed toward his sister's son Marcellus, who had been married to Augustus' daughter Julia Caesaris. However, Marcellus died of food poisoning in 23 BC. Reports of later historians that this poisoning, and other later deaths, were caused by Augustus' wife L ...

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Augustus, Augustus - Early life, Augustus - Rise to power, Augustus - Octavian becomes Augustus: the creation of the Principate, Augustus - The First Settlement, Augustus - The Second Settlement, Augustus - Reign, Augustus - Succession, Augustus - Augustus's legacy, Augustus - Augustus in popular culture, Augustus - Notes, Augustus - Select Bibliography

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Augustus was born in Rome with the name Gaius Octavius Thurinus. His father, also Gaius Octavius, came from a respectable but undistinguished family of the equestrian order and was governor of Macedonia. More importantly, his mother, Atia Balba Caesonia, was the niece of Rome's greatest general and de facto ruler, Julius Caesar. He spent his early years in his grandfather's house near Veletrae (modern Velletri). In 58 BC, when he was four, his father died. He spent most of his childhood in the house of hi ...

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Augustus, Augustus - Early life, Augustus - Rise to power, Augustus - Octavian becomes Augustus: the creation of the Principate, Augustus - The First Settlement, Augustus - The Second Settlement, Augustus - Reign, Augustus - Succession, Augustus - Augustus's legacy, Augustus - Augustus in popular culture, Augustus - Notes, Augustus - Select Bibliography

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Emperor - Emperors of traditional empires. Persian Empire (559 BC–330 BC) - see List of kings of Persia Empire of Alexander the Great (334 BC–281 BC) Mauryan Empire (321 BC–185 BC) - see Mauryan dynasty Chinese Empire (221 BC–1911) - see Table of Chinese monarchs Roman Empire (27 BC–476) - see List of Roman Emperors Holy Roman Empire (800 and 962–1806) - see List of Holy Roman Emperors Byzantine Empire (395–1453) ...

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Emperor, Emperor - Distinction between Emperor and other types of monarch, Emperor - Imperium maius, Emperor - Historical development, Emperor - Europe, Emperor - The Americas, Emperor - Africa, Emperor - Asia, Emperor - Persian tradition, Emperor - Pre-Columbian American traditions, Emperor - Other traditions, Emperor - Lists of emperors, Emperor - Emperors of traditional empires, Emperor - Emperors of short-lived 'empires', Emperor - Self-proclaimed emperors, Emperor - Fictional emperors, Emperor - Notes, Emperor - Trivia

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When Caesar was assassinated in March 44 BC, Octavius was with the army at Apollonia, in what is now Albania. When Caesar's will was read it revealed that, having no legitimate children, he had adopted his great-nephew as his son and main heir. By virtue of his adoption, Octavius assumed the name Gaius Julius Caesar. Roman tradition dictated that he also append the surname Octavianus to indicate his biological family, from which historians derive the name Octavian; however, no evidence exists that he ever used the name Octav ...

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Augustus, Augustus - Early life, Augustus - Rise to power, Augustus - Octavian becomes Augustus: the creation of the Principate, Augustus - The First Settlement, Augustus - The Second Settlement, Augustus - Reign, Augustus - Succession, Augustus - Augustus's legacy, Augustus - Augustus in popular culture, Augustus - Notes, Augustus - Select Bibliography

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Having gained power by means of great audacity, Augustus ruled with great prudence. In exchange for near absolute power, he gave Rome 40 years of civic peace and increasing prosperity, celebrated in history as the Pax Romana, or Roman Peace. He created Rome's first permanent army and navy and stationed the legions along the Empire's borders, where they could not meddle in politics. A special unit, the Praetorian Guard, garrisoned Rome and protected the Emperor's person. He also reform ...

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Augustus, Augustus - Early life, Augustus - Rise to power, Augustus - Octavian becomes Augustus: the creation of the Principate, Augustus - The First Settlement, Augustus - The Second Settlement, Augustus - Reign, Augustus - Succession, Augustus - Augustus's legacy, Augustus - Augustus in popular culture, Augustus - Notes, Augustus - Select Bibliography

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The Western half of the Empire had sworn allegiance to Octavian prior to Actium in 30 BC, and after Actium and the defeat of Antony and Cleopatra, the Eastern half of the Empire followed suit, placing Octavian in the position of ruler of the entire Empire. Years of civil war had left Rome in a state of near-lawlessness, but Rome was not prepared to accept the control of Octavian as a despot; however, Octavian could not simply give up his authority without risking further civil wars amoungst the Roman generals, and even if he desired no posit ...

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Augustus, Augustus - Early life, Augustus - Rise to power, Augustus - Octavian becomes Augustus: the creation of the Principate, Augustus - The First Settlement, Augustus - The Second Settlement, Augustus - Reign, Augustus - Succession, Augustus - Augustus's legacy, Augustus - Augustus in popular culture, Augustus - Notes

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Augustus was deified soon after his death, and both his borrowed surname, Caesar, and his title Augustus became the permanent titles of the rulers of Rome for the next 400 years, and were still in use at Constantinople fourteen centuries after his death. In many languages, caesar became the word for emperor, only in a derived form, like in German: Kaiser and Dutch: keizer. The derived titles (in the english language) Kaiser and Tsar would be used until the early part of the 20th century for the German and Russian emperor ...

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Augustus, Augustus - Early life, Augustus - Rise to power, Augustus - Octavian becomes Augustus: the creation of the Principate, Augustus - The First Settlement, Augustus - The Second Settlement, Augustus - Reign, Augustus - Succession, Augustus - Augustus's legacy, Augustus - Augustus in popular culture, Augustus - Notes

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In the HBO television series "Rome", young Octavian is portrayed by Max Pirkis. Augustus was ranked #18 on Michael H. Hart's list of the most influential figures in history. ...

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Augustus, Augustus - Early life, Augustus - Rise to power, Augustus - Octavian becomes Augustus: the creation of the Principate, Augustus - The First Settlement, Augustus - The Second Settlement, Augustus - Reign, Augustus - Succession, Augustus - Augustus's legacy, Augustus - Augustus in popular culture, Augustus - Notes

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Augustus' control of power throughout the Empire was so absolute that it allowed him to name his successor, a custom that had been abandoned and derided in Rome since the foundation of the Republic. At first, indications pointed toward his sister's son Marcellus, who had been married to Augustus' daughter Julia Caesaris. However, Marcellus died of food poisoning in 23 BC. Reports of later historians that this poisoning, and other later deaths, were caused by Augustus' wife L ...

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Augustus, Augustus - Early life, Augustus - Rise to power, Augustus - Octavian becomes Augustus: the creation of the Principate, Augustus - The First Settlement, Augustus - The Second Settlement, Augustus - Reign, Augustus - Succession, Augustus - Augustus's legacy, Augustus - Augustus in popular culture, Augustus - Notes

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Augustus was born in Rome with the name Gaius Octavius Thurinus. His father, also Gaius Octavius, came from a respectable but undistinguished family of the equestrian order and was governor of Macedonia. More importantly, his mother, Atia Balba Caesonia, was the niece of Rome's greatest general and de facto ruler, Julius Caesar. He spent his early years in his grandfather's house near Veletrae (modern Velletri). In 58 BC, when he was four, his father died. He spent most of his childhood in the house of hi ...

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Augustus, Augustus - Early life, Augustus - Rise to power, Augustus - Octavian becomes Augustus: the creation of the Principate, Augustus - The First Settlement, Augustus - The Second Settlement, Augustus - Reign, Augustus - Succession, Augustus - Augustus's legacy, Augustus - Augustus in popular culture, Augustus - Notes

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