Roman emperor Also known as: Caesar Domitianus Augustus, Titus Flavius Domitianus Written by Guy Edward Farquhar Chilver Professor of Classical Studies, University of Kent at Canterbury, England, 1964–76. Author of "Vespasian" inOxford Classical Dictionary. ...
6. He never officially claimed the title of Emperor for himself The Roman Empire had an aversion to naming absolute rulers. That’s why instead of naming ‘kings’, they hademperors. Even if, ironically, the emperor usually held a lot more power. Much of what Augustus did was modelled on...
In 27 BC, Rome became a republic. This was brought about by Julius Caesar, and his son Octavian (Augustus) is generally considered to be the first Roman emperor. However, some historians believe that Julius Caesar himself was a sovereign as he was very powerful and had absolute control of ...
The Western Roman Empire died in 476 AD. Despite the first sacking of Rome in 410 AD by King Alaric and his Visigoths, and many sackings after that by various other armies and Kings, people consider the abdication of Emperor Romulus Augustus in 476 AD to be the “official” end of the...
Another year, another change! After so many changes you’d think the month would have had enough, but no – in 8 BC the month was named Augustus, in honor of the Roman emperor Augustus. August is also a little bit unique, most of the time at least. In a standard year, there is ...
Constantius, the junior emperor (caesar) in Western Rome, was entitled to become a senior emperor with the title “Augustus”. Constantius, known as “the conqueror of Britain”, was raised on the shields of his soldiers and became the ruler of Europe. ...
statue of the Roman emperor AugustusStatue of the Roman emperor Augustus, 1st centuryce.(more) Augustus established a form of government known as a principate, which combined some elements from the republic with the traditional powers of a monarchy. TheSenatestill functioned, though Augustus, aspri...
Thanks to Augustus Caesar, the Roman Empire was established after he proclaimed himself the first emperor of Rome in 31 B.C. Click for more facts.
Known for initiating two centuries of peace in Rome, Augustus Caesar’s rise to political power was anything but amicable.
Emperor Augustus established the first professional military medical corps, which attracted professional Greek doctors by granting rights of full Roman citizenship, tax exemptions and retirement pensions. The medical corps formed one of the first dedicated field surgery units, erected well-designed sanitatio...