RELIGIONS
CHRISTIANITY
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Question
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In 27 BC the Senate gave ____ the title Augustus which means “revered one”
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Marc Antony
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Octavian
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -It has become a convention for historians, when describing the career of this man, to refer to him as Octavian during the first stage of his life up to 27 B.C., but then to switch to calling him Augustus once he had effectively become the sole ruler of the Roman world.
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