1. Caesar Augustus -- Virgil.org An annotated guide to online resources on the life and works of Augustus Caesar. http://www.virgil.org/augustus/

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3. Bible Study - Caesar Augustus caesar augustus. Octavian. Bible Study. Discover the amazing truth of the Gospel. Eternal life. Christian living. Bible people, places, things. End time prophecy. Many worldwide study links. caesar augustus. Octavian, later known as caesar augustus, is only mentioned once in The Bible, when he ordered that a http://www.execulink.com/~wblank/20000503.htm

Caesar Augustus Octavian, later known as Caesar Augustus, is only mentioned once in The Bible , when he ordered that a census be taken of the Roman world (see Ancient Empires - Rome ). That census caused the birth of Jesus Christ to occur in Bethlehem, exactly as prophesied (e.g. Micah 5:2), rather than in Nazareth where Joseph and Mary were then living. "In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be enrolled. This was the first enrollment, when Quirinius was governor of Syria. And all went to be enrolled, each to his own city. And Joseph also went up from Galilee , from the city of Nazareth , to Judea , to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem , because he was of the house and lineage of David [see also The Chosen People and Ruth ], to be enrolled with Mary , his betrothed, who was with child. And while they were there, the time came for her to be delivered. And she gave birth to her first-born son and wrapped Him in swaddling cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn." (Luke 2:1-7 RSV) Octavian's Rise To Power Octavian, the grand-nephew of Julius Caesar, was born on September 23, 63 B.C. in

4. Augustus - Julio-Claudian Emperor Of Rome Octavian Octavius Links to articles and further information on biography, political life, and legacy of caesar augustus. http://ancienthistory.about.com/cs/augustus/

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Lecture 12 Augustus Caesar and the Pax Romana On the morning of March 15, 44 B.C., JULIUS CAESAR was assassinated by several members of the Roman Senate. This was just one month after he had declared himself dictator of the Roman world. In the wake of his death, three men moved forward to form a new triumvirate which would punish Caesar's assassins and then divide up the Roman world. The members of this triumvirate consisted of Marc Antony (consul), Lepidus (high official), and Octavian (the grand nephew of Caesar). Up to the year 37 B.C., there was relative peace in the Roman world. Brutus and Cassius were defeated in the Battle of Philippi (42 B.C.) and Cicero, perhaps the greatest thinker in the Roman world, had his hands and head cut off and placed in public display in the Forum. These three men headed a republican faction against Caesar for the simple reason that Caesar had claimed absolute power for himself. But in 37 B.C., stability appeared to disintegrate. Antony had married Octavian's sister but had also formed some sort of marriage contract with Cleopatra . In 31 B.C., Antony and Cleopatra's navy was beaten by Octavian's forces at Actium. Antony fled to Alexandria where Octavian eventually followed. Antony committed suicide while Cleopatra took the asp.

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Back to Ancient History Sourcebook Ancient History Sourcebook: Suetonius (c.69-after 122 CE) The Divine Augustus 1. That the family of the Octavii was of the first distinction in Velitrae, is rendered evident by many circumstances. For in the most frequented part of the town there was, not long since, a street named the Octavian; and an altar was to be seen, consecrated to one Octavius, who being chosen general in a war with some neighbouring people, the enemy making a sudden attack, while he was sacrificing to Mars, he immediately snatched the entrails of the victim from off the fire, and offered them half raw upon the altar; after which, marching out to battle, he returned victorious. This incident gave rise to a law, by which it was enacted, that in all future times the entrails should be offered to Mars in the same manner; and the rest of the victim be carried to the Octavii. 5. Augustus was born in the consulship of Marcus Tullius Cicero and Gaius Antonius [63 BCE], upon the ninth of the calends of October [the 23rd September], a little before sunrise, in the quarter of the Palatine Hill, and the street called The Ox-Heads, where now stands a chapel dedicated to him, and built a little after his death. For, as it is recorded in the proceedings of the senate, Gaius Laetorius, a young man of a patrician family, in pleading before the senators for a lighter sentence, upon his being convicted of adultery, alleged, besides his youth and quality, that he was the possessor, and as it were the guardian, of the ground which the Divine Augustus first touched upon his coming into the world; and entreated that he might find favour, for the sake of that deity, who was in a peculiar manner his; an act of the senate was passed, for the consecration of that part of his house in which Augustus was born.

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search virgil bibliography eclogues vitae ... courses Head of Augustus Kunsthistorisches Museum (Vienna) Caesar Augustus An Annotated Guide to Online Resources 1 September 2001 Primary Sources Ancient biographies, historical accounts, contemporary testimonies. Includes the text of the Res gestae in Latin and English, along with the vitae of Suetonius and Nicolaus of Damascus. Ancient accounts of Julius Caesar and Mark Antony. Chronologies of Augustus's life, illnesses, legislation, and responsibilities; building projects in the period; and conspiracies against the emperor. Information on Augustus's mausoleum complex. Genealogies of the Julio-Claudian line. Images from statuary and coin. Contemporary historiography, introductions to the sources, and a fictional reconstruction of Augustus' lost memoir. See also... Julius Caesar A companion to the Caesar Augustus pages: primary sources, background and images, modern essays and historical fiction. Search Amazon.com for books on: Amazon UK Amazon Canada Please send comments to David Wilson-Okamura at david@virgil.org

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search virgil bibliography eclogues vitae ... courses Augustan Culture: An Interpretive Introduction. By Karl Galinsky. Princeton University Press, 1997. 486pp. 174 illus, 8 color plates. A unified overview of Augustan Rome that brings together political and social history, art, literature, architecture, and religion. A thoughtful account of the period's major ideas, profusely illustrated. This book is available at a discount from Amazon and, in Europe, from Amazon UK Caesar Augustus 1 September 2001 virgil.org Julius Caesar Primary sources, background and images, modern essays and historical fiction on Octavian's adoptive father. John Paul Adams Dates in the Life of Augustus Useful timeline, somewhat erratically formatted. (After the bibliography on "The City of Rome in the Time of Augustus" and selections from the Res gestae , also on this page.) John Paul Adams The Personae of Augustus The personal, religious, magisterial, and political responsibilities of the princeps John Paul Adams Building Projects in Rome in Augustus' Time Brief descriptions, chronologically organized, from 38 BC to AD 14. John Paul Adams Some Augustan Legislation Brief explanations, in chronological order where dates are known.

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Resources Menu Categorical Index Library Gallery Augustus First Roman Emperor 63 B.C. - 14 C.E. He subjected the whole wide earth to the rule of the Roman people The Deeds of the Divine Augustus Emperor Augustus of Rome was born with the given name Gaius Octavius on September 23, 63 B.C. He took the name Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus (Octavian) in 44 B.C. after the murder of his great uncle, Julius Caesar . In his will Caesar had adopted Octavian and made him his heir. Octavian was a shrewd, brilliant and astute politician. Through cold, hard political calculation he able to achieve power in Rome. At the time of Caesar's assassination, Octavian had no official power. Only after he marched on Rome and forced the senate to name him consul, was he established as a power to be reckoned with. In 43 B.C., Octavian, Marcus Antonius ( Marc Antony In 40 B.C., Antony married Octavia, Octavian's sister, and later deserted her for Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt. When Antony gave Roman provinces to his children by Cleopatra, Octavian declared war on Antony. In 31 B.C. the Roman Navy under Agrippa defeated the combined fleets of Antony and Cleopatra, and within a year both had committed suicide. In 27 B.C., the Roman Senate granted Octavian the name

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11. Roman Emperors - DIR Augustus Comprehensive biography of Augustus' life and reforms during the Principate. Bibliography and footnotes .Category Arts Classical Studies Roman caesar augustus...... C. Julius Caesar Octavianus now became Imperator caesar augustus. Millar,F. and E. Segal, caesar augustus Seven Aspects (Oxford, 1984). http://www.roman-emperors.org/auggie.htm

Virtual Catalog of Roman Coins An Online Encyclopedia of Roman Emperors DIR Atlas AUGUSTUS (31 B.C. - 14 A.D.) Garrett G. Fagan Pennsylvania State University Introduction The Background To understand Augustus, it is necessary to appreciate briefly the nature of the Roman Revolution and, in particular, the place of Julius Caesar within it. The Roman Republic had no written constitution but was, rather, a system of agreed-upon procedures crystallized by tradition (the mos maiorum ca . 100 BC onwards. These generals also used their provincial commands to extract money from the locals as a way of funding their domestic political ambitions. As the conflict in the state wore on, popular assemblies, the only avenue for the passage of binding legislation in the Roman Republic, routinely ended in disorder and rioting. The senatorial aristocracy, riven by internal disputes, proved incapable of dealing effectively with the mounting disorder, yet the alternative, monarchy, was not openly proposed by anyone. When civil war erupted between Pompey and Caesar in 49 BC, few could have been surprised. These two men were the strongest personalities in the state, each in command of significant military forces, and they were mutually antagonistic. The people had loved Caesar, even if his recent behavior had been disappointing

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HOME TIME AND SPACE PREHISTORY MESOPOTAMIA ... Cleopatra Caesar Augustus Later Emperors Roman Technology The Legacy of Roman Government Latin ... Constantine and Constantinople Caesar Augustus With the death of Marc Antony in 31 BC , Octavian became the sole ruler of Rome. Octavian took measures to earn the loyalty of the Roman army. He encouraged the soldiers to retire from the army by providing them with land. Once the soldiers retired, Octavian did not have to be concerned with the army turning on him. Further, Octavian knew he could count on the soldiers' support if he was challenged by the Senate. Octavian restored peace and order to Rome. He made sure the lands throughout the empire were well run and taxes were fair. Octavian built massive roads and bridges, government buildings, and huge public baths. He said, "I left Rome a city of marble, though I found it a city of bricks." The Roman people awarded Octavian with the title Augustus, which means, "respected one." Many Romans deified Augustus after his death. This means they worshipped him as a god.

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New Testament Roman Emperors Augustus (Imperator Caesar Divi Filius Augustus) born at Rome on September 23 63 B.C. died at Nola in Campania on August 19 14 A.D. at age 77 from an illness reigned 41 years, from 27 B.C. to 14 A.D. Augustus was the first Roman emperor, a grand-nephew of Julius Caesar. He reigned at the time of the birth of Jesus Christ (Luke 2:1). Tiberius (Tiberius Caesar Augustus) born at Rome on November 16 42 B.C. died at Misenum on March 16 37 A.D. at age 79 from being smothered with a pillow while on his death bed from a terminal illness (he wasn't dying fast enough for his successor's liking) reigned 23 years, from 14 to 37 A.D. Tiberius was emperor at the time of the ministry and crucifixion of Jesus Christ (Luke 3:1) Caligula (Gaius Caesar Augustus Germanicus) born at Antium (Anzio) on August 31 12 A.D. died at Rome on January 24 41 A.D. at age 19 from assassination reigned 4 years, from 37 to 41 A.D. Claudius (Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus) born at Lugdunum on August 1 10 B.C. died at Rome on October 13 54 A.D. at age 64 from eating deliberately poisoned mushrooms given to him by his wife Agrippina (Nero's mother).

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CAESAR AUGUSTUS Emperor of Rome Name at birth: Gaius Octavius The greatest ruler of Rome, Caesar Augustus was a conundrum: a ruthless politician and soldier who used his power to restore order and prosperity to Rome with such success that his reign (27 B.C.E. to 14 A.D.) became known as the Augustan Age. Born Gaius Octavius, he was named as the adopted heir of his great uncle Julius Caesar in Caesar's will. (At this point Octavius changed his name to Julius Caesar Octavianus; in his own era he was called Caesar, though in modern accounts he is usually called Octavian for clarity.) After the murder of Caesar in 44 B.C.E., Octavian formed an uneasy alliance with Julius Caesar's fellow soldier Marc Antony and the general Marcus Lepidus, an alliance known as the Second Triumvirate. The three spent several years conquering their common enemies, but Octavian and Antony finally turned on one another after Antony formed a political (and romantic) alliance with the Egyptian queen Cleopatra . Octavian defeated the combined forces of Antony and Cleopatra in the naval battle of Actium (31 B.C.E.) and became the absolute power in Rome. In 27 B.C.E. the Roman Senate added to his adopted name of Caesar the title Augustus (meaning "divine" or "majestic"). As emperor he expanded the borders of Rome and took a particular interest in civic and cultural affairs, building temples and theaters, improving aqueducts and supporting poets and historians like Virgil and Ovid . Augustus died in 14 A.D. and was replaced by his stepson

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17. Feminae Romanae: The Women Of Ancient Rome Biography of the Empress Livia, wife of caesar augustus. From Feminae Romanae. http://dominae.fws1.com/Influence/Livia Augusta/Index.htm

FEMINAE ROMANAE: The Women of Ancient Rome L IVIA D RUSILLA, A UGUSTA: 58 BC - 29 AD Like Augustus , Livia stands alone in the history of Rome and of Roman women. If he was the Pater Patriae (Father of his country), surely she qualified as its Mater Patriae . She was the first woman in Roman history to be actively and influentially involved, although artfully behind the scenes, in almost all major decisions of Augustus' extraordinary 45 years of absolute power. He trusted her to such an extent that he left his personal seal - the most powerful "signature" in the ancient world - to her to use use when he traveled abroad. She was the first woman deified in Roman history by the Emperor Claudius, her grandson. She was the mother of Emperor Tiberius , grandmother of Caligula and Claudius , great-grandmother of Nero . The fact that, thanks to Tacitus and Suetonius, unsavory rumors about her use and abuse of power have circulated for 1900 years only adds to her unique mystery. However disguised her use of power, Cassius Dio could write of Livia, in the second century AD

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The First Roman Emperors - Page 3 of 27 Caesar Augustus For the next few years, Octavian ran everything. The business of the city, of the provinces, the army, finance, foreign affairs he tended to all of it, or he delegated it to hand-picked men. It was a burden he could not carry indefinitely, and in 27 he made a significant change. In the year 27, Octavian sent notice to the Senate that he wished to speak to that body on a matter of grave importance. Before the assembled senators, he spoke of all he had done for Rome, detailing his accomplishments. He spoke also of how hard was the work, and the toll it was taking on him. Saying he was tired, and that he had already done far more for Rome than any other individual citizen, he resigned all his offices. The senators cried out in dismay. They pleaded with him to reconsider, for the good of the state. A spokesman stepped forward to offer a compromise: Octavian would remain consul, but a second consul would be elected annually, as of old, so that he could share the burden. He would remain proconsul over Italy, Spain, Gaul and Syria, but the Senate would take up responsibility for the rest of the provinces. Octavian accepted these terms. A grateful Senate voted him the cognomen Augustus, by which name he is generally known in the history books. We usually call him Octavian until the year 27, and Augustus after that.

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Caesar Augustus, Quirinius, and the Census By Pastor Richard Bucher "In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. 2 (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.) 3 And everyone went to his own town to register" (Luke 2:1-3). All those even vaguely familiar with Luke's Christmas story have heard of Caesar Augustus and his famous decree. It was this decree that sent Mary in the ninth month of her pregnancy 80 miles south to Bethlehem, along with husband Joseph. But could such a thing have really happened? Do we have any proof from historical sources outside of the Bible that the Roman emperor ever authorized a census? Yes, we do. "Caesar Augustus" reigned as emperor of the Roman empire from 27 B.C. to 14 A.D. (Or 727 A.U.C. to 767 A.U.C.), 41 years in all. The grandnephew of Julius Caesar (100- 44 B.C.), his real name was Gaius Octavius and he lived from 63 B.C. to 14 A.D. Because Julius Caesar had legally adopted Octavius as his son, Octavius took the name "Caesar" from Julius, which in later years became a name almost equivalent to "emperor." "Augustus" is a Latin term that means "worthy of reverence." Caesar Augustus's reign was marked by peace and security - the famous Pax Romana - as well as by lavish building projects throughout the empire. In addition, according to Paul Maier, Augustus had such an intense interest in religion within his realm that, if not for his other great achievements, he might have gone down in history as a religious reformer. In his day, belief in the traditional Greco-Roman pantheon had decreased dramatically as philosophical skepticism grew and a growing number joined the foreign mystery religions. Augustus was convinced that belief in the old gods had made Rome great so he set out to encourage his subjects to return to the worship of these gods. He restored eighty-two temples in Rome alone! He became the pontifex maximus (highest priest) in the state cult.

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Head of Caesar Augustus Rome, ca. A.D. 30-50 Marble. Height: 21 1/2 in. (55 cm) Transfer from University Collections. 68.277 Octavian Caesar (63 B.C. A.D. 14), great-nephew and heir to Julius Caesar (assassinated in 44 B.C. ), defeated the troops of Marc Antony and Queen Cleopatra of Egypt in 31 B.C. , marking the end of the Roman Republic. A grateful Roman Senate bestowed upon him the name "Augustus." He ruled Rome from 31 B.C. until his death in A.D. 14 as its first emperor. Augustus strove to return peace and prosperity to the empire, and the period was characterized by a series of new laws he instituted. Portraits of Augustus were many, and two general types have emerged: the earlier "Octavian," and the later "Augustan." This portrait is an example of the latter, noticeably lacking the wide cranium, heavy brow, and prominent ears of the "Octavian." "Augustan" portraits derive their less individualized and more idealized features from earlier Greek sculpture and mostly date from shortly after Augustus's death and subsequent deification. This sedate, idealizing form of representation continued in various forms during the remainder of the Early Empire, which came to an end in A.D.

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