Where was Augustus Caesar from?

Answer 1

When rising into power he was ruthless - those who had enough wealth and power to oppose and threaten him of his position were murdered. However, after the battle at Actium (in which Augustus defeated the army of Antony and Cleopatra) he put the thuggish, cruel and villainous character to one side and assumed a completely different mask. He made sure to live his life in simple-ness as to show the people of Rome he was not trying to thow over the Republic and assume complete control. He was a master of manipulation and a real genius. He made the people and the senate think they 'needed' him and in fact implored his leadership. Four years after the battle at Actium, Augustus asked to resign from all his powers and shares of provinces. The senates feared that the unclaimed powers would lead to more civil war - in fact they refused his resignation and assigned him more governing power than before. Which is quite obvious it is what he intended.

He was also renown for his adultery, even though he set laws and fines for such promiscuity. However it is arguable that he became more responsible after marrying Livia. His own daughter and granddaughter (both named Julia) were exiled to islands for promiscuity. Julia the Elder was not to have wine, luxuries or be visited by men - overall her life was to be uncomfortable.

It's really left unto the reader to interpret his personality. It can't exactly be defined as bad as much as it can be defined as good. However for a Roman Emperor he was pretty fair compared to the others that followed.

Answer 2

Augustus (Augustus Caesar or Caesar Augustus) was a Roman leader born in 63 BC.

Born Gaius Octavius Thurinus, he was name as the heir of his great-uncle Julius Caesar. Octavius changed his name to Julius Caesar Octavianus and in his own era he was simply called Caesar. In modern accounts, he is usually called Octavian.

As eventual successor after Caesar's assassination in 44 BC, he is considered the first true Emperor of the Roman Empire, ruling with the Second Triumvirate until 27 BC and alone as emperor from 27 BC to 19 AD.

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Answer 3

Born Gaius Octavius Thurinus in 63 BC, Augustus was the first and arguably the greatest Roman emperor. "Augustus" was a title awarded to Octavian by the Roman Senate and that is the name by which he is remembered. (The month of August is named for him.) He was the grand nephew of Julius Caesar, as well as Caesar's adopted son (Julius himself was never emperor, just dictator). Augustus was the founder of the Julio-Claudian dynasty which included the emperors Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, and Nero.

After the murder of Caesar in 44 B.C., Octavian was named heir in Caesar's will. He 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.) and became the absolute power in Rome.

In 27 B.C. 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 Tiberius, the son of Augustus's second wife Livia.

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Answer 4

expanding the empire and extending trade routes to India and China.

Answer 5

Augustus Caesar was born in Rome but his family moved to their estates in the town of Velitrae, where he grew up.

Answer 6

Augustus Caesar was born in Rome, Italy. He was the founder of the Roman Empire and its first Emperor, reigning from 27 BC until his death in AD 14.