WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Augustus (plural Augusti; /ɔːˈɡʌstəs/ aw-GUST-əs, Classical Latin: [au̯ˈɡʊstʊs]; “majestic", “great” or “venerable") was an ancient Roman title given as both name and title to Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus (often referred to simply as Augustus), Rome’s first Emperor.

Detailed explanation-2: -Octavian’s early coins and inscriptions all refer to him simply as Gaius Caesar, but by 38 BC he had replaced “Gaius” with the victory title imperator ("commander"). Occasionally the epithet divi filius or divi Iuli(i) filius ("son of the divine Julius") was included, alluding to Julius Caesar’s deification in 42 BC.

Detailed explanation-3: -Ancient historians mark 27 BCE as the end of the Roman Republic because it was that year that the senate conferred on Octavian the title of Augustus (The “Revered one”).

Detailed explanation-4: -Octavian rejected all titles such as king or emperor. The most he would agree to be called was Augustus, meaning “honored” or “revered one.” The month of August got its name from the Ancient Romans who named this month for Augustus Caesar.

Detailed explanation-5: -Later, in 31 BCE, after he defeated the forces of Cleopatra and Marc Antony at the Battle of Actium, the Senate bestowed the honorary name of ‘Augustus’ upon him, meaning ‘revered one’.

Detailed explanation-6: -“The first Roman Emperor”, AUGUSTUS He was born September 23, 63 bce-he died 19 August 14 ce, Nola, near Naples (Italy) He changed his name when he became emperor. His name means “majestic” or “the increaser”.

Detailed explanation-7: -Octavian was adopted by his great-uncle Julius Caesar in 44 BCE, and then took the name Gaius Julius Caesar. In 27 BCE the Senate awarded him the honorific Augustus ("the illustrious one"), and he was then known as Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus.