3.(sometimes not capital) any emperor, autocrat, dictator, or other powerful ruler 4.(Historical Terms) a title of the Roman emperors from Augustus to Hadrian 5.(Historical Terms) (in the Roman Empire) a.a title borne by the imperial heir from the reign of Hadrian ...
Supposedly from Caius JuliusCaesar, who was said to have been delivered surgically. Thus also legend traces his cognomen to Latincaesus,past participle ofcaedere"to cut" (see-cide). But if this is the etymology of the name, it was likely an ancestor who was so born (Caesar's mother live...
The first emperor's name is invoked more often by Ovid than by any other poet of the Augustan age. For this reason alone he might justly be called the most Augustan of all the poets. Yet 'Augustus' appears surprisingly rarely in his large corpus. 'Caesar', the cognomen borne by Julius...
The name Augustus means Glorious One, and if we look at the gospel accounts strictly from a literary point of view (that means: if, for argument sake, we analyze the gospels as a work of literary fiction in which the characters are organized in a deliberate composition), emperor Augustus ...
Heir to Julius Caesar, he was one of the most famous (and controversial) leaders from Ancient Rome, but how much do you really know about Caesar Augustus? From political strife to private life, here are 8 facts you mightn’t know about the famous Roman Statesman....
as its dictator. After his assassination in 44bce, thetriumvirateofMark Antony,Lepidus, and Octavian, Caesar’s nephew, ruled. It was not long before Octavian went to war against Antony in northern Africa, and after his victory atActium(31bce) he was crowned Rome’s first emperor,Augustus....
AugustusWP (Adoptive and Great Nephew) Daughter(s): Julia Descendant(s): Nero ClaudiusCaligulaAgrippina Servant stats True Name: Gaius Julius CaesarWP Type: Heroic Spirit Source: Historical Fact Region: Europe[1][2] Alignment: True Neutral[1][2] HiddenAttribute: Human Armaments: ...
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other than that, Gannicus proved clearly better than Crixus in other bouts, whereas Spartacus couldn't be bested by Gannicus in a one-on-one fight in the scene where Gannicus attempted to depart from the rebels' base amidst accusation of missing money and map, the match ended in a stalemat...
His victory over Caesar’s assassins allowed Octavian, who assumed the name Augustus, to take power in 27 BCE and become the first Roman emperor. Archaeological Discovery In November 2017, archaeologists announced the discovery of what they believed to be the first evidence of Caesar’s invasion ...