Adopted by Caesar, Augustus (c.62 BC – 14 AD / Reigned 31 BC – 14 AD) had to fight for his throne. His long rule saw a huge expansion in the Roman Empire and the beginnings of a dynasty that ...

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And so it was that on August 17, in the year 27 BC, an exhausted senate proclaimed him Imperator Caesar Divi Filius Augustus. Literally this meant “Supreme Commander, Caesar, son of the Divine ...

Born Gaius Octavius Thurinus in 63 BC, he came from an old and wealthy family: His great-uncle was Julius Caesar. Augustus dramatically enlarged the Empire, including annexing Egypt, Dalmatia and ...

Born into an aristocratic family in around 100 BC, Julius Caesar grew up in dangerous times. Rome could not yet handle its own size and power. ... Caesar quickly adopted his great nephew, Augustus.