Augustus

Augustus (Latin: Imperātor Caesar Dīvī Fīlius Augustus; 23 September 63 BC – 19 August 14 AD) was the founder of the Roman Empire and its first Emperor, ruling from 27 BC until his death in AD 14.

He was born Gaius Octavius into an old and wealthy equestrian branch of the plebeian Octavii family. His maternal great-uncle Julius Caesar was assassinated in 44 BC, and Octavian was named in Caesar's will as his adopted son and heir. He, Mark Antony, and Marcus Lepidus formed the Second Triumvirate to defeat the assassins of Caesar. Following their victory at Philippi, the Triumvirate divided the Roman Republic among themselves and ruled as military dictators. The Triumvirate was eventually torn apart under the competing ambitions of its members. Lepidus was driven into exile and stripped of his position, and Antony committed suicide following his defeat at the Battle of Actium by Octavian in 31 BC.

After the demise of the Second Triumvirate, Augustus restored the outward facade of the free Republic, with governmental power vested in the Roman Senate, the executive magistrates, and the legislative assemblies. In reality, however, he retained his autocratic power over the Republic as a military dictator. By law, Augustus held a collection of powers granted to him for life by the Senate, including supreme military command, and those of tribune and censor. It took several years for Augustus to develop the framework within which a formally republican state could be led under his sole rule. He rejected monarchical titles, and instead called himself Princeps Civitatis ("First Citizen of the State"). The resulting constitutional framework became known as the Principate, the first phase of the Roman Empire.

Augustus (disambiguation)

Augustus (63 BC – 14 AD) was the first emperor of ancient Rome.

Augustus may also refer to:

People

By first name or title

  • Augustus (honorific), the title generally used by Roman Emperors
  • Augustus (given name)
  • Augustus Agar, Royal Navy officer
  • Augustus Anson, VC recipient
  • Augustus B. Woodward, Chief Justice of Michigan territory
  • Augustus Bradford, Governor of Maryland
  • Augustus Brine (1769–1840), English naval officer
  • Augustus C. Dodge, U.S. Senator from Iowa
  • Augustus Clifford, 1st Baronet, MP
  • Augustus De Morgan (1806–1871), mathematician
  • Augustus d'Este, first known multiple sclerosis patient
  • Augustus Dickens, brother of Charles Dickens
  • Augustus Edward Hough Love (1863–1940), mathematician
  • Augustus Egg, British painter
  • Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton
  • Augustus Frank, US Representative from New York
  • Augustus Holmes Kenan (1805–1870), Georgia politician and signer of the Confederate Constitution
  • Augustus II the Strong (1670–1733), King of Poland and Elector of Saxony
  • Augustus (Massie novel)

    Augustus is a 1986 historical novel by Scottish writer Allan Massie, the first of a highly regarded series of novels about the movers and makers of Imperial Rome. Massie begins with Augustus, the successor to Julius Caesar, who ruled the Roman Empire for forty one years and oversaw the beginnings of an extended peace,' the Pax Romana '.

    Synopsis

    The novel is in the form of a memoir written by Augustus in old age, in which he looks back over his long reign. Massie uses modern language and phraseology to describe Augustus' ruthlessness and the political intrigue he mastered and used so capably to keep himself in power for so many years when for most of his rule he was surrounded by powerful enemies and duplicitous allies.

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    Augustus

    by: Buckfever Underground

    die stories wat ek langs die pad optel is kort en ek
    vergeet hulle maklik jokes val in by 'n oor uit by 'n
    mond word doodgedruk deur 'n sigaret en dan voete as
    iemand nou weer eenkeer vir my vra waarom ek karre tel
    gaan ek my humeur verloor daar's baie te leer in
    migrasie die wisselende klimaat die swak geriewe die
    kwynende voorrade dis eintlik nie nodig om dit te noem
    nie want ons het almal dieselfde hande en soortgelyke
    honde eintlik is ek die laaste een om te praat ek frons
    daagliks 'n glimlag van afweermiddels ek ruik na sweet
    diep in die winter en ek wonder waar die eende vanjaar
    broei ek skryf alles neer en hoop dit vou op en vlieg
    maar ek bly net honger en afgetrokke my broer skiet 'n
    ribbokooi in die winter en later 'n duiker en beide is
    dragtig daar's fout met die weer die wolke dryf
    verkeerd die diere lam te vroeg augustus is warmer as
    vantevore en steeds wag ek dat iemand moet doodgaan
    miskien is dit my beurt daar's dan nog vyftien dae oor
    en my regterhand is kouer as gister iets jeuk in my rug
    en buite kwetter die verwarde vinke wanneer die kwik
    dertig raak hulle nou neste in die ongesonde hitte maar
    sit verwonderd twee dae later wanneer dit misre 'n die
    karre ry verkeerde kant toe en almal gaan op die
    sperstrepe verby vanoggend l daar 'n dooie spreeu in
    die pad sonder rede netjies en geslagloos op sy rug die
    mense hier doen inkopies en ek spandeer weer my ouers
    se geld die gras ryp dood ondanks die hitte maar
    skadukolle is lowergroen van my badkamerwater daar's
    ongemaklike stiltes waar wind moet wees straatligte wat
    nie werk nie en snags kry ek nie my rug reguit in die
    bed nie as dit so aangaan gaan die somer vroeg en nat
    kom in donderstorms en vloede en lank daarna sal dit
    warm wees en droog en hoog en wit vir 'n nuwe bergreeks
    en vlakte die sondagsrivier meander met geleende water
    tot by die see en dan stadig teen die opdraand waarteen
    motors afry en ek pitte in die emmer gooi en karre tel
    die seisoene swaai onbeheersd soos gekneusde vrugte aan
    'n tou orals vrot biltong en dro wors agter gaas terwyl
    vure met nat hout gestook word ek neem foto's van
    bergpieke maar dit bly deinserig en vaal en ver die
    plaaswerkers werk vinniger en ons kyk gedurig in die
    lug op ons knink instemmende vir mekaar en tel die
    bokke drie keer om seker te maak ons honde l om die
    huis rond die een oud en gek en blind die ander 'n lae
    IK labrador vir ure sit ek in die sonkamer en kyk hoe
    die son vuil kolle op die venster uitwys ek's op my
    gelukkigste hier maar vanjaar klop alles nie hoe langer
    ek tik hoe kouer word my vingers wanneer ek die tv
    aansit lag ek vir die nuus daar's geen rede om karre te
    tel nie maar dit verskaf vertroosting van mense wat op
    pad is dis beter om net te sit en pitte in die emmer te
    gooi as die jaartye verder handuitruk begin dit dalk
    groei op 'n sondag wie weet daar's nog vyftien dae oor




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    ER Editor. A stunning piece and great for us non-economists, which explains the paradigm shift we’re living through. Some important tweets —. 🚨🇺🇸CNN. UNITED AUTO WORKERS BACKS TRUMP’S AUTO TARIFFS. Tapper ... TARIFF ... ROMULUS AUGUSTUS ... You will live.
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