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| ARTICLES RELATED TO Augustus (honorific) | | | |  Augustus (honorific): Encyclopedia II - Augustus - Rise to powerWhen 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 ...
See also: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 Read more here: » Augustus: Encyclopedia II - Augustus - Rise to power |
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| | | | | Augustus (honorific): Encyclopedia II - Augustus - Reign 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 ...
See also: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 Read more here: » Augustus: Encyclopedia II - Augustus - Reign |
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