Augustus was about the most important ruler that Rome ever had. He reorganized the government, rebuilt the city, reorganized the army, and initiated a two hundred year era of peace and prosperity for...
Augustus Caesar, the former Octavian, was the adopted son of Julius Caesar. After a civil war, which he won, he became the sole ruler of the Roman empire. He transformed the government from the...
His real name was Gaius Octavius Thurinus but when he was fighting Mark Antony he was called Octavianus. When he won the battle he re-named himself Augustus which means 'majestic one' and he acquired...
Augustus was important in Roman life on several fronts. He gave the Roman people an era of peace and a stable government structure. He appointed men to the senate from wide ranging backgrounds, thus...