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Augustus
(63 BC–14 AD) was the first emperor of ancient Rome
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Augustus
Augustus ;23 September 63 BC – 19 August AD 14) is considered the first emperor of the Roman Empire, which he ruled alone from 27 BC until his death in 14 AD.The dates of his rule are contemporary dates; Augustus lived under two calendars, the Roman Republican until 45 BC, and the Julian...
(63 BC–14 AD) was the first emperor of ancient Rome
Ancient Rome
Ancient Rome was a thriving civilization that grew on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 8th century BC. Located along the Mediterranean Sea and centered on the city of Rome, it expanded to one of the largest empires in the ancient world....
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By first name or title
- Augustus (honorific)Augustus (honorific)Augustus , Latin for "majestic," "the increaser," or "venerable", was an Ancient Roman title, which was first held by Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus , and subsequently came to be considered one of the titles of what are now known as the Roman Emperors...
, the title generally used by all Roman Emperors - Augustus Anson, VC recipient
- Augustus B. WoodwardAugustus B. WoodwardAugustus Brevoort Woodward was the first Chief Justice of the Michigan Territory. In that position, he played a prominent role in the planning and reconstruction of Detroit following a devastating fire.Woodward never married. His biographer, Arthur M...
, Chief Justice of Michigan territory - Augustus BradfordAugustus BradfordAugustus Williamson Bradford , a Democrat, was the 32nd Governor of Maryland in the United States from 1862 to 1866. He served as governor during the Civil War and paid a heavy price for his devotion to the Union.-Biography:...
, Governor of Maryland - Augustus C. DodgeAugustus C. DodgeAugustus Caesar Dodge was one of the first set of United States Senators to represent the state of Iowa after it was admitted to the Union as a state in 1846. Dodge, a Democrat, had also represented Iowa Territory in Congress as its delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives from 1840 to...
, U.S. Senator from Iowa - Augustus Clifford, 1st Baronet, MP
- Augustus de MorganAugustus De MorganAugustus De Morgan was a British mathematician and logician. He formulated De Morgan's laws and introduced the term mathematical induction, making its idea rigorous. The crater De Morgan on the Moon is named after him....
(1806–1871), mathematician - Augustus d'EsteAugustus d'EsteSir Augustus Frederick d'Este KCB KCH was the son of Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex and Lady Augusta Murray and the grandson of George III...
, first known multiple sclerosis patient - Augustus DickensAugustus DickensAugustus Newnham Dickens was the youngest brother of English novelist Charles Dickens, and the inspiration for his pen name 'Boz'...
, brother of Charles Dickens - Augustus Edward Hough LoveAugustus Edward Hough LoveAugustus Edward Hough Love FRS , often known as A. E. H. Love, was a mathematician famous for his work on the mathematical theory of elasticity...
(1863–1940), mathematician - Augustus EggAugustus EggAugustus Leopold Egg 2 May 1816 in London, England – 26 March 1863) was a Victorian artist best known for his modern triptych Past and Present , which depicts the breakup of a middle-class Victorian family.-Biography:...
, British painter - Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of GraftonAugustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of GraftonAugustus Henry FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton, KG, PC , styled Earl of Euston between 1747 and 1757, was a British Whig statesman of the Georgian era...
- Augustus FrankAugustus FrankAugustus Frank was a United States Representative from New York during the American Civil War.Born in Warsaw, Wyoming County, he was a nephew of two other U.S. Representatives, William Patterson and George Washington Patterson...
, US Representative from New York - Augustus II the StrongAugustus II the StrongFrederick Augustus I or Augustus II the Strong was Elector of Saxony and King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania ....
(1670–1733), King of Poland and Elector of Saxony - Augustus III of PolandAugustus III of PolandAugustus III, known as the Saxon ; ; also Prince-elector Friedrich August II was the Elector of Saxony in 1733-1763, as Frederick Augustus II , King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania in 1734-1763.-Biography:Augustus was the only legitimate son of Augustus II the Strong, Imperial Prince-Elector...
(1696–1763), King of Poland and Elector of Saxony - Augustus JohnAugustus JohnAugustus Edwin John OM, RA, was a Welsh painter, draughtsman, and etcher. For a short time around 1910, he was an important exponent of Post-Impressionism in the United Kingdom....
(1878–1961), painter - Augustus JonesAugustus JonesAugustus Jones was an American-born Upper Canadian farmer, land speculator, magistrate, militia captain and surveyor. Jones trained as a surveyor in New York City, and fled as a United Empire Loyalist to Upper Canada...
, Canadian surveyor - Augustus LukemanAugustus LukemanHenry Augustus Lukeman was an American sculptor, specializing in historical monuments. He was born in Richmond, Virginia, and introduced to sculpting at age 10 at a boys' club miniature workshop. From 10 to 13 he worked with clay and wood. He then became a pupil of sculptor Launt Thompson until...
, American sculptor - Augustus Montague TopladyAugustus Montague TopladyAugustus Montague Toplady was an Anglican cleric and hymn writer. He was a major Calvinist opponent of John Wesley. He is best remembered as the author of the hymn "Rock of Ages"...
, Anglican clergyman - Augustus Octavius BaconAugustus Octavius BaconAugustus Octavius Bacon was a U.S. politician. He served as a Democratic Party senator from Georgia.-Biography:...
, U.S. Senator from Georgia - Augustus PuginAugustus PuginAugustus Welby Northmore Pugin was an English architect, designer, and theorist of design, now best remembered for his work in the Gothic Revival style, particularly churches and the Palace of Westminster. Pugin was the father of E. W...
, English architect - Augustus ShortAugustus ShortAugustus Short , was the first Anglican bishop of Adelaide, South Australia.- Early life and career :Born at Bickham House, near Exeter, Devon, England, the third son of Charles Short, a London barrister, offspring of an old English county family, and his wife Grace, daughter of Humphrey Millett...
, Australian bishop - Augustus the Younger, Duke of Brunswick-LüneburgAugustus the Younger, Duke of Brunswick-LüneburgAugustus of Brunswick-Lüneburg , called the Younger, was duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg. In the estate division of the House of Welf of 1635, he received the Principality of Wolfenbüttel....
(1579–1666), Duke within the Holy Roman Empire - Augustus ThomasAugustus ThomasAugustus Thomas was an American playwright, born in St. Louis, Missouri. The son of a doctor, he worked a number of jobs including a page in the 41st Congress, studying law and gaining some practical railway work experience before he turned to journalism and became editor of the Kansas City Mirror...
, American playwright - Augustus Volney WallerAugustus Volney WallerAugustus Volney Waller FRS was a British neurophysiologist. He was the first to describe the degeneration of severed nerve fibers, now known as Wallerian degeneration.-Life:...
(1816–1870), British neurophysiologist - Augustus Desiré WallerAugustus Desiré WallerAugustus Desiré Waller FRS was a British physiologist and the son of Augustus Volney Waller. He was born in Paris, France.He created the first practical ECG machine with surface electrodes.He died in London.-Further reading:...
(1856–1922), scientist and son of Augustus Volney Waller - Augustus, Elector of SaxonyAugustus, Elector of SaxonyAugustus was Elector of Saxony from 1553 to 1586.-First years:Augustus was born in Freiberg, the youngest child and third son of Henry IV, Duke of Saxony, and Catherine of Mecklenburg. He consequently belonged to the Albertine branch of the Wettin family...
(1526–1588) - Lord Augustus Loftus, Australian diplomat
- Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of SussexPrince Augustus Frederick, Duke of SussexThe Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex , was the sixth son of George III of the United Kingdom and his consort, Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. He was the only surviving son of George III who did not pursue an army or naval career.- Early life :His Royal Highness The Prince Augustus...
(1773–1843), son of George III - Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland (1721-1765), son of George II
By last name
- John AugustusJohn AugustusJohn Augustus was a Boston boot maker who is called the "Father of Probation" in the United States because of his pioneering efforts to campaign for more lenient sentences for convicted criminals based on their backgrounds. Augustus' efforts are credited with the establishment of the Presentence...
(1785–1859), Boston boot maker known as the "Father of Probation" - Philip Augustus (1165–1223), King of France
- Frederick Augustus III of SaxonyFrederick Augustus III of SaxonyThis article is about King Frederick Augustus III of Saxony. For the elector Frederick Augustus III, see Frederick Augustus I of Saxony.Frederick Augustus III was the last King of Saxony and a member of the House of Wettin.Born in Dresden, Frederick Augustus was the son of King George of Saxony...
(1865-1932), last King of Saxony - Emanuel AugustusEmanuel AugustusEmanuel Augustus is a professional boxer. He fights out of Brownsville, Texas-Personal:...
, boxer
Creative works
- Augustus (novel)Augustus (novel)Augustus is a 1973 novel by John Williams. It won the National Book Award.In epistolary form, the novel tells the story of Augustus, emperor of Rome, from his youth through old age.-National Book Award:...
, a 1973 novel by John Edward Williams
Fictional characters
- Augustus Faverhsam, a character from the comedy series, The Penny Dreadfuls Present....
- Augustus Gloop, a gluttonous character from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
- Augustus HaynesAugustus HaynesAugustus "Gus" Haynes is a fictional character on the HBO drama The Wire, played by actor Clark Johnson, who is also a director for the series. Haynes is the dedicated and principled editor for the Baltimore Sun city desk.-Character depiction:...
, character on HBO drama, The Wire - Lord Augustus Highcastle, a character from Augustus Does His Bit by George Bernard ShawGeorge Bernard ShawGeorge Bernard Shaw was an Irish playwright and a co-founder of the London School of Economics. Although his first profitable writing was music and literary criticism, in which capacity he wrote many highly articulate pieces of journalism, his main talent was for drama, and he wrote more than 60...
. - Augustus HillAugustus HillAugustus Hill is a fictional character, played by Harold Perrineau on the American television show Oz, serving as the show's narrator.-Character overview:...
, narrator and inmate on the HBO prison drama, Oz - Augustus Rookwood, a character from the Harry Potter series
Monuments
- Trophy of AugustusTrophy of AugustusThe Tropaeum Alpium , was built by the Romans for the emperor Augustus to celebrate his definitive victory over the ancient tribes which populated the Alps...
, Grande Corniche - Augustus of Prima PortaAugustus of Prima PortaAugustus of Prima Porta is a 2.04m high marble statue of Augustus Caesar which was discovered on April 20, 1863, in the Villa of Livia at Prima Porta, near Rome. Augustus Caesar's wife, Livia Drusilla, retired to the villa after his death. The sculpture is now displayed in the Braccio Nuovo of...
, Roman statue - Fort Augustus AbbeyFort Augustus AbbeyFort Augustus Abbey, properly St. Benedict's Abbey, at Fort Augustus, Inverness-shire, Scotland, was a Benedictine monastery, from late in the nineteenth century to 1998.-History:...
, Scotland - Via Labicana AugustusVia Labicana AugustusThe Via Labicana Augustus is a sculpture of the Roman emperor Augustus as Pontifex Maximus, with his head veiled for a sacrifice. The statue is dated as having been made after 12 BC. It was found on slopes of Oppian Hill, in the Via Labicana, in 1910...
, Roman statue - House of AugustusHouse of AugustusThe House of Augustus, or the Domus Augusti, is the first major site upon entering the Palatine Hill in Rome, Italy. It served as the primary residence of Caesar Augustus during his reign...
, palace in Rome
Places
- Augustus IslandAugustus IslandAugustus Island is one of the many uninhabited Canadian Arctic islands in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut. It is a Baffin Island offshore island located in inner Frobisher Bay. The island lies at the head of Ward Inlet, between Becher Peninsula and Hall Peninsula. Bruce Island is located at the...
, Nunavut, Canada - Augustus Lutheran ChurchAugustus Lutheran ChurchAugustus Lutheran Church, built during 1743-1745 in Trappe, Pennsylvania, is the oldest unchanged Lutheran church building in the United States in continuous use by the same congregation....
, the oldest unchanged Lutheran church building in the United States in continuous use by the same congregation, located in Trappe, Pennsylvania, USA - Mount Augustus National ParkMount Augustus National ParkMount Augustus National Park is located 852 km north of Perth, 490 km by road east of Carnarvon and 390 km northwest of Meekatharra, in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia...
, a national park in Australia
Ships
- MS AugustusMS AugustusMS Augustus was a combined ocean liner and cruise ship built in 1927 for Navigazione Generale Italiana. The ship was later transferred to the new Italian Line after the merger of Navigazione Generale Italiana. Her sister ship was SS Roma-History:...
, luxury Italian ocean liner - MS Augustus (1952)MS Augustus (1952)MS Augustus is a 27,090 GRT, luxurious ocean liner built in 1950 for Italian Line. She was the sister ship to MS Giulio Cesare that was launched in the same year. These two ships were built to the same design, with similar specifications. After the Augustus was sold to Hong Kong, she sailed under...
, luxury Italian ocean liner
See also
- Arch of Augustus (disambiguation)
- August (disambiguation)August (disambiguation)August is the eighth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days.August may also refer to:-Given name:*August *August , American pornographic actress...
- Augusta (disambiguation)
- Augustus Waller (disambiguation)
- Temple of Augustus (disambiguation)
- Wars of AugustusWars of AugustusThe Wars of Augustus refer to the military campaigns undertaken by the Roman government during the sole rule of the founder-emperor Augustus . This was a period of 4-5 years when almost every year saw major campaigning, in some cases on a scale comparable to the Second Punic War , when Roman...