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The emperor Augustus was Julius Caesar's great-nephew and adopted son. His name at birth was Gaius Octavius Thurinus; he was adopted by Gaius Julius Caesar (our "Julius Caesar") in 44 BC and took the name Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ("Octavianus" meaning "from the Octavius clan"). In 21 BC the Senate granted him the title Augustus ("the Revered") and from then he on was known as Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus.

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