![]() Perhaps as part of a conscious effort by contemporaries to memorialize this transformative period of history, there are many different sources we can turn to that provide relatively complete narratives of the events. To understand Augustus Caesar then and the significance he holds for the entirety of Roman History, it is important to first delve into this process of seismic change that the Roman Empire experienced – especially Augustus’s role in it.įor this (and the events of his actual reign), we are fortunate to have a relative wealth of contemporary sources to analyze, quite unlike much of what follows in the principate, as well as what had preceded it in the republic. READ MORE: The Complete Roman Empire Timeline: Dates of Battles, Emperors, and Events Augustus’s Significance for Roman History Out of the turmoil that ensued, Octavian the boy would become Augustus the ruler of the Roman world. His father died when he was four and was thereafter raised mostly by his grandmother Julia – who was the sister of Julius Caesar.Īs he reached manhood, he became embroiled in the chaotic political events that were unfolding between his great uncle Julius Caesar and the opponents who faced him. In doing so, he set the Roman Empire onto a course that saw its political ideology and infrastructure transform from (an albeit decaying) republic, to a monarchy (officially named the principate), with the emperor (or “princeps”) at its head.īefore any of these events, he had been born in Rome in September 63 BC, into the equestrian (lower aristocratic) branch of the gens (clan or “house of”) Octavia. ![]() Unlike his uncle, however, Augustus managed to cement and secure his position from any present and future rivals. What Made Augustus Caesar Special? Augustus Caesar Octavianįollowing 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). The Effect of the Disaster on Roman Policy.The Varian Disaster (A.K.A The Battle of Teutoberg Forest). ![]()
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