While Caesar was assassinated by a large group ... which began the tradition of emperors being seen as gods. After 25 years as Augustus, Octavian was given the title "Pater Patriae," or "father ...

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 ...

Augustus was Julius Caesar's great-nephew ... Known at that point as Octavian, he quickly outshone all his peers in the scramble for absolute power. The pivotal moment in his rise was the defeat ...

Octavian's victory in the 31 ... generals Marius and Sulla wrestled for control; Julius Caesar squared off against his rival Pompey. And, of course, Augustus himself seized power through violence ...

Caesar Octavian Augustus, arguably the greatest political leader the world has known, is mentioned in Luke’s Gospel for initiating the census that prompted the Holy Family’s trip to Bethlehem.

Early in his reign, Halley’s Comet passed over Rome. Augustus claimed it was the spirit of Julius Caesar entering heaven. If Caesar was a god then, as his heir, Augustus was the son of a god and ...

However, his career began long before securing this unprecedented role in 27 B.C.E. In 44 BCE, Augustus was still known as Octavian. He was Julius Caesar's 19-year-old grand nephew, adopted son ...

And it has been lying under a blanket of Vesuvian ash. Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus, also known as Octavian, reigned as Ancient Rome’s first emperor from 27 BC until his death in AD 14.

Augustus was Julius Caesar's great-nephew ... Known at that point as Octavian, he quickly outshone all his peers in the scramble for absolute power. The pivotal moment in his rise was the defeat ...