Augustus
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Also called Octavian. Gaius Julius Caesar OctavianusAugustus Caesar, 63 b.c.–a.d. 14, first Roman emperor 27 b.c.–a.d. 14: reformer, patron of arts and literature; heir and successor to Julius Caesar.
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a title of office given to rulers of the Roman Republic after Octavian.
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a first name.
noun
Etymology
Origin of Augustus
From Latin augustus “sacred, grand,” a title given to Octavian when he became emperor; august,
Example Sentences
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The reverend’s teenage son, Augustus Strong, went along to what he called “the Foxy abode.”
From Literature
The Greeks were in charge of Egypt for three centuries, before the Romans muscled their way in under Emperor Augustus.
When asked about his acting technique, Duvall would describe it as simply as his favorite character — Augustus McCrae, the wry trail boss on the TV miniseries “Lonesome Dove” — might have described riding a horse.
From Los Angeles Times
It took coming out and years of evaluating my gender identity to uncover the question stirring at the root of my fixation: Do I want Augustus Waters, or do I want to be Augustus Waters?
From Salon
This image may have been reinforced by a book Augustus wrote about her after her death that painted her as "this crazy spinster lady who lived in Paris".
From BBC
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