Augustus

The Romans built infrastructure, a network of roads throughout their empire totalled the 400,000 kilometres (250,000 miles), 20% (80,500 km, 50,313 miles) of which were the famous stone paved roads, some 70 aqueducts, ports, dams, sewers and hundred of bridges They built amphitheaters, theatres, temples, bathhouses, basilicas (public buildings) and erected monuments. Much of this was built by the state. Wealthy aristocrats in the towns also built infrastructure, building for public purposes and monuments to embellish their towns. Rich peoples built sumptuous villas for themselves in towns, seaside resort and in the countryside (the latter usually were the farmsteads of large landed estates).

No, Augustus was a relative newcomer. The first historical ruler of Rome was Romulus.

This questions has several layers to it. I'll approach it head on without dealing with any side issues. Augustus Caesar was more successful than his uncle, Julius Caesar. I am defining "success" as it affects ancient Rome. Augustus united the empire in a way Julius Caesar could not. Augustus swept away all opposition and created what is now called the Pax Romana. Augustus ( in relative terms ) brought a good degree of peace & prosperity during his life time and the affects lingered on for another 200 years. With sole power he could invest large amounts of money to build public works, reform the bureaucracy and reduce the number of legions under arms. Julius Caesar's life was cut short. When he controlled Rome, defectors worked on his demise. Due to time, he had not enough of it to crush his opposition. Thus he was unable to come close to his nephews accomplishments.

The emperor Augustus never had any famous philosophers or teachers 'shaping' him in his youth. He had the normal education for someone of his social class and he was largely raised by his grandmother until her death. At seventeen, he was allowed to join his uncle Caesar's staff and from then on studied mostly military subjects. Ceasar was made dictator soon after and was murdered two years later, so his teachings - if any - will have been of minor importance to Augustus.

Augustus built temples, rather than restore temples. He built the Temple of Caesar,and the Temple of Mars Ultor (which was in the Forum of Augustus, which he also built). He also built the temple which is now called the Maison Carrée in Nimes, in southern France

If Augustus needed money all he had to do was send someone to the "vault" to get some. After conquering Egypt, he made it an imperial province. This meant that all the taxes and resources of the country went directly to him. Plus there were other imperial provinces where he received the taxes as well.

Augustus settled numerous colonies for Rome's veterans by creating them on land he himself bought. This helped maintain law and order. Colonia Augusta Praetoria, for example assisted in keeping the Alpine Salassi in checkand the Alpine passes open. He most often used his own funds to help the veterans. At one time veteran colonies in Italy had as many as ten million inhabitants.

Romansculpturewas the model ofrenaissance (14th and 15th centuries), baroque (16th century), and neoclassicalsculpture (17th to the early 20th century).

He established a partnership with the Senate, sharing power but retained some powers which gave him a veto and control of the army to prevent revolutions.

Augustus emerged as sole ruler by winning Rome's last civil wars. During these wars he was ruthless. After his victory he was in charge of the Roman army and concentrated power in his hands. He also restored strong central authority over the provinces of the empire. A weak central authority had been one of the causes which started the civil wars. With power securely in his hands, he could manage to create unity within the empire and lay the foundations of the Pax Romana, a 200-year period of relative political stability within the empire. He became the source of stability for the empire. Moreover, the Romans were tired of the years of civil war. Augustus also pretended to be the restorer of the Roman Republic and the upholder of long standing Roman traditions and portrayed himself as a benign ruler to paper over the fact that he had made himself an absolute ruler.

By expanding the empire,military,and government

He is not described as a tall person in the memoirs of Romans who knew him.

With the death of Julius Caesar in the first century BC/BCE, Rome was plunged into a new round of 'rule by committee.' Taking the form of yet another triumvirate (or, three-man-rule), this ruling committee also soon fell into civil discord, although it eventually resulted in the establishment of the extraordinarily stable imperial rule of Caesar Augustus.

The second Jewish rebellion has been called the Kitos War (115--117). This was a rebellion which took place among diaspora populations outside Judea. While the emperor Trajan was conquering Mesopotamia (Iraq) from the Persians. Jews in the area attacked small Roman rearguard garrisons. Then rebellion also broke out in Cyrenaica (eastern Libya) and spread to Egypt and then to Cyprus. Four cities with a large Jewish population in Mesopotamia also joined the rebellion. Hundreds of thousands of Romans and Greeks were said to have been killed. The revolt was then crushed by the Roman army.

Octavian was in Appolonia, a Greek city in Illyria (i present day Albania) when Caesar was assassinated. He was undergoing military training as well as studying.

Egypt

It profited from the trade which came through to and from India.

Augustus' closest allies were Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa and his wife Livia. His supporters were the Caesarians, the people who had supporters Julius Caesar. However, Augustus was also supported by the people at large because he was the man who was able to guarantee peace and stability in Rome and in her empire.

Augustus made several improvements to Rome's fire department. After some minor alterations, Augustus established seven cohorts to fight fires. They were assigned to handle the fourteen sections of Rome that he himself divided.

Diocletian, Constantine, and Domitian

These emperors did write, however, in terms of "professional writers" the answer is Livy, Virgil & Horace.

As a young man of only 19, Augustus threw himself into the uncertainty and dangers of the political disarray which followed the assassination of Julius Caesar. He was also willing to get involved in war. This bravery was driven by his desire and quest for power.

One of Augustus Caesar's hobbies was being an avid dice player.

Tiberius was not related to crassus. crassus belonged to the Licinia Crassi family andTiberiusfrom the Claudii (commonly known as Claudian)family.