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Gaius Octavius (about 100 – 59 BC) was an ancestor to the Roman Emperors of the Julio-Claudian dynasty.He is the father of the Emperor Augustus, step-grandfather of the Emperor Tiberius, great-grandfather of the Emperor Claudius, great-great grandfather of the Emperor Caligula, and great-great-great grandfather of the Emperor Nero.
Augustus (Latin: IMPERATOR CAESAR DIVI FILIVS AVGVSTVS) (September 23, 63 B.C.E. – 14 C.E. ), known as Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus (in English, Octavian ), for the period of his life prior to 27 B.C.E., was the first and among the most important of the Roman Emperors. Although he preserved the outward form of the Roman Republic, he ruled ...
Augustus, also known as Octavian, was the founder of the Roman Empire and its first Emperor, ruling from 27 BC until his death in AD 14. He was born as Gaius Octavius into an old and wealthy equestrian branch of the plebeian Octavii family.
Jun 11, 2020 · Following in the latter’s footsteps, Augustus Caesar – who was in fact born Gaius Octavius (and known as “Octavian”) – won sole power over the Roman state after a long and bloody civil war against an opposing claimant (just as Julius Caesar had). Unlike his uncle, however, Augustus managed to cement and secure his position from any present and future rivals.
Emperor Caesar Octavian Augustus. Caesar Augustus (27 BCE – 14 CE) was the first emperor of the Roman Empire. He was born with the name Gaius Octavius Thurinus on 23 September 63 BCE and adopted by his great-uncle Julius Caesar in 44 BCE. Consequently, he took the name Gaius Julius Caesar. Later on, in 27 BCE, the Senate proclaimed him the ...
Jul 16, 2021 · He was born on the Palatine Hill in the city of Rome on 23 September 63 BCE. Augustus Caesar’s family was an old, distinguished and wealthy family of an equestrian branch, a property-based class below the senatorial class. His full name was Gaius Octavius Thurinus. His third name (cognomen), Thurinus, stemmed from the honor his father ...
Posthumous coin of Augustus. 63 Born in Rome. 60 Octavius' father Gaius Octavius becomes praetor. 59 Death of Octavius Senior; Octavius Junior is educated by his stepfather Lucius Marcius Philippus. 49 His uncle Julius Caesar launches the Second Civil War. 48 Elected as pontifex. 47 Prefect of the Latin Games.
