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Augustus
- Constitutional reforms of AugustusIn 27 BC, the Roman Senate granted Octavian the honorific name Augustus. This moment marked a turning point in Roman history when he returned all his powers…
- AugustusOn the 8th of May 44 BC, a teenager named Gaius Octavius accepted a dead man's will and, with it, the most dangerous inheritance in the Roman world.
- Rise of AugustusIn 44 BC, Octavian was studying and undergoing military training in Apollonia, Illyria when Julius Caesar was assassinated on the Ides of March.
- Bellum SiculumOn the 15th of March 44 BC, Julius Caesar lay dead on the floor of the Senate House. His assassination triggered a chain reaction that placed Sextus Pompey's…
- Battle of PhilippiIn 42 BC, the Roman world stood on a knife-edge between two factions: the Optimates and the Populares. Julius Caesar's assassination in 44 BC had ignited a…
- Battle of ActiumIn 37 BC, the Second Triumvirate renewed its alliance at Tarentum for five years. The partnership collapsed when Octavian viewed Caesarion as a threat to his…
- War of ActiumIn 42 BC, the Battle of Philippi ended with the defeat of Marcus Junius Brutus and Gaius Cassius Longinus. This victory allowed Octavian, Antony, and Marcus…
- Reign of AugustusIn 31 BC, the naval forces of Mark Antony and Cleopatra met their end at the Battle of Actium off the northwestern coast of Roman Greece.
- Augustus (title)In 58 BC, a provincial community in Cisalpine Gaul dedicated a shrine to the Lares. The inscription on that shrine used the word augustus as an obscure…
- Cantabrian WarsCantabrian mercenaries appeared in the army of Hannibal during the Second Punic War. Roman historians recorded their presence alongside the Vaccaei in 151 BC.
- Divi filiusThe phrase divi filius translates directly to son of a god in Latin. This definition anchors the entire political and religious history that follows.
- Second TriumvirateOn the 27th of November 43 BC, a law known as the lex Titia transformed three men into rulers with absolute authority. Mark Antony, Lepidus, and Octavian…
- Augustan literature (ancient Rome)In 27 BC, Octavian accepted the title Augustus and began a reign lasting more than forty years. Before this moment, Julius Caesar held the office of dictator…
- Battle of the Teutoburg ForestIn 27 BC, Octavian became the first emperor of Rome, styling himself Augustus. He aimed to solidify control over Gaul by dividing the region into three…
- Pax RomanaIn 29 BC, Augustus closed the Gates of Janus for the first time. This ancient Roman ceremony signaled that the Republic had finally achieved peace after…
- Res Gestae Divi AugustiAugustus composed a text that would outlive his body by over two thousand years. He finished writing just one month before his death on the 19th of August AD…