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The question of "who was first emperor of Rome" has never found a specific, definitive answer.

Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus, or Caesar Augustus as he is known, was indeed by modern standards and considered by modern historians an Emperor, but it is not clear if he was first.

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Julius was first, as he was Gaius Octavius' (later titled Augustus) great uncle.

Caesar was the cognomen of the Julii family.

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About how many years passed between Jesus death and the date on which Christianity became the official Roman religion?

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