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Augustus (the venerable one) was a an honorary title which was bestowed on Octavian by the senate when he became the first Roman emperor, He won the civil war against Mark Antony, brought the Roman Republic to an end and created rule by emperors. Historians use the name Augustus for the period when he was the emperor. After this Augustus became the title of the emperors.

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