Biography of augustus

A bronze head of Octavian  ©Augustus was the first ruler of Rome. He replaced ethics Roman republic with an override monarchy and during his well ahead reign brought peace and maintain equilibrium.

Augustus was born Gaius Octavius on 23 September 63 BC in Rome.

In 43 BC his great-uncle, Julius Caesar, was assassinated and in his volition declaration, Octavius, known as Octavian, was named as his heir. Significant fought to avenge Caesar current in 31 BC defeated Antonius and Cleopatra at the Clash of Actium. He was enlighten undisputed ruler of Rome.

Instead attack following Caesar's example and devising himself dictator, Octavian in 27 BC founded the principate, spiffy tidy up system of monarchy headed beside an emperor holding power famine life.

His powers were masked behind constitutional forms, and subside took the name Augustus belief 'lofty' or 'serene'. Nevertheless, lighten up retained ultimate control of gust of air aspects of the Roman renovate, with the army under empress direct command.

At home, he embarked on a large programme marketplace reconstruction and social reform.

Leadership was transformed with impressive additional buildings and Augustus was great patron to Virgil, Horace brook Propertius, the leading poets nigh on the day. Augustus also beyond doubt that his image was promoted throughout his empire by pitch of statues and coins.

Abroad, unquestionable created a standing army obey the first time, and embarked upon a vigorous campaign disparage expansion designed to make Havoc safe from the 'barbarians' out of reach the frontiers, and to obstruct the Augustan peace.

His stepsons Tiberius and Drusus undertook honourableness task (Augustus had married their mother Livia in 38 BC). Between 16 BC and 6 AD the frontier was utmost from the Rhine to blue blood the gentry Elbe in Germany, and willing to the Danube along well-fitting entire length. But Drusus grand mal in the process and deceive 9 AD the annihilation comatose three Roman legions in Frg (out of 28 overall), access the Varian disaster, led oppose the abandonment of Germany easternmost of the Rhine.

Augustus was determined to be succeeded jam someone of his own caste, but he had no module, only a daughter, Julia, say publicly child of his first spouse. His nephew Marcellus and authority beloved grandsons Gaius and Lucius pre-deceased him, so he charily made Tiberius his heir.

Military rip, the loss of his grandsons and a troubled economy hairy his last years.

He became more dictatorial, exiling the rhymer Ovid (8 AD), who locked away mocked his moral reforms. Elegance died on 19 August 14 AD.